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- <sect1 id="ch-scripts-inputrc">
- <?dbhtml filename="inputrc.html"?>
- <title>Creating the /etc/inputrc File</title>
- <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-inputrc">
- <primary sortas="e-/etc/inputrc">/etc/inputrc</primary>
- </indexterm>
- <para>The <filename>inputrc</filename> file handles keyboard mapping for
- specific situations. This file is the startup file used by Readline — the
- input-related library — used by Bash and most other shells.</para>
- <para>Most people do not need user-specific keyboard mappings so the command
- below creates a global <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> used by everyone who
- logs in. If you later decide you need to override the defaults on a per-user
- basis, you can create a <filename>.inputrc</filename> file in the user's home
- directory with the modified mappings.</para>
- <para>For more information on how to edit the <filename>inputrc</filename>
- file, see <command>info bash</command> under the <emphasis>Readline Init
- File</emphasis> section. <command>info readline</command> is also a good
- source of information.</para>
- <para>Below is a generic global <filename>inputrc</filename> along with comments
- to explain what the various options do. Note that comments cannot be on the same
- line as commands. Create the file using the following command:</para>
- <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/inputrc << "EOF"
- <literal># Begin /etc/inputrc
- # Modified by Chris Lynn <roryo@roryo.dynup.net>
- # Allow the command prompt to wrap to the next line
- set horizontal-scroll-mode Off
- # Enable 8bit input
- set meta-flag On
- set input-meta On
- # Turns off 8th bit stripping
- set convert-meta Off
- # Keep the 8th bit for display
- set output-meta On
- # none, visible or audible
- set bell-style none
- # All of the following map the escape sequence of the value
- # contained in the 1st argument to the readline specific functions
- "\eOd": backward-word
- "\eOc": forward-word
- # for linux console
- "\e[1~": beginning-of-line
- "\e[4~": end-of-line
- "\e[5~": beginning-of-history
- "\e[6~": end-of-history
- "\e[3~": delete-char
- "\e[2~": quoted-insert
- # for xterm
- "\eOH": beginning-of-line
- "\eOF": end-of-line
- # for Konsole
- "\e[H": beginning-of-line
- "\e[F": end-of-line
- # End /etc/inputrc</literal>
- EOF</userinput></screen>
- </sect1>
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