Changeset f208a1c for chapter07/inputrc.xml

Timestamp:

06/24/2005 02:52:13 PM (19 years ago)

Author:

Archaic <archaic@…>

Branches:

6.1, 6.1.1

Children:

c5ec23b

Parents:

74a8136

Message:

Rewrote the inputrc page. (merged from trunk r6128)

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/6.1/BOOK@6146 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

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• chapter07/inputrc.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

chapter07/inputrc.xml

@@ -10 +10 @@
 <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-inputrc"><primary sortas="e-/etc/inputrc">/etc/inputrc</primary></indexterm>
 
-<para>The <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> file deals with mapping
-the keyboard for specific situations. This file is the start-up file
-used by <application>Readline</application>, the input-related
-library used by <application>Bash</application> and most other
-shells.</para>
+<para>The <filename>inputrc</filename> file handles keyboard mapping for
+specific situations. This file is the startup file used by Readline &mdash; the
+input-related library &mdash; used by Bash and most other shells.</para>
 
-<para>For more information, see the <command>bash</command> info page, section
-<emphasis>Readline Init File</emphasis>. The
-<filename class="libraryfile">readline</filename> info page is
-also a good source of information.</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>Global values are set in <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename>.
-Personal user values are set in <filename>~/.inputrc</filename>. The
-<filename>~/.inputrc</filename> file will override the global settings
-file. A later page sets up Bash to use
-<filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> if there is no
-<filename>.inputrc</filename> for a user when
-<filename>/etc/profile</filename> is read (usually at login). To make
-the system use both, or to negate global keyboard handling, it is a
-good idea to place a default <filename>.inputrc</filename> into the
-<filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> directory for use
-with new users.</para>
+<para>For more information on how to edit the inputrc 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 base <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename>, along with
-comments to explain what the various options do. Note that comments
-cannot be on the same line as commands.</para>
-
-<para>To create the <filename>.inputrc</filename> in <filename
-class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> using the command below, change
-the command's output to <filename
-class="directory">/etc/skel/.inputrc</filename> and be sure to
-check/set permissions afterward. Copy that file to
-<filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> and the home directory of any user
-already existing on the system, including <emphasis>root</emphasis>,
-that needs a private version of the file. Be certain to use the
-<parameter>-p</parameter> parameter of <command>cp</command> to
-maintain permissions and be sure to change owner and group
-appropriately.</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 &gt; /etc/inputrc &lt;&lt; "EOF"
@@ -53 +32 @@
 # Modified by Chris Lynn &lt;roryo@roryo.dynup.net&gt;
 
-# Make sure we don't output everything on the 1 line
+# Allow the command prompt to wrap to the next line
 set horizontal-scroll-mode Off