| 1 | <sect1 id="postlfs-config-inputrc">
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| 2 | <?dbhtml filename="inputrc.html" dir="postlfs"?>
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| 3 | <title>/etc/inputrc</title>
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| 4 |
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| 5 | <para><filename>inputrc</filename> deals with the mapping of the keyboard for
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| 6 | certain situations. This file is the start-up file used by
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| 7 | <application>readline</application> - the input related library used by
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| 8 | <application>Bash</application> and most other shells.</para>
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| 9 |
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| 10 | <para>For more information see <command>info bash</command> -- <emphasis
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| 11 | role="strong">Node: Readline Init</emphasis> file as well as
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| 12 | <command>info readline</command>. There is a lot that can be done with this
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| 13 | one rc file.</para>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <para>The following is a base <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> along with
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| 16 | comments to explain what the various options do.</para>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <para>Please note that comments can <emphasis>not</emphasis> be on the
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| 19 | same line as commands in <filename>inputrc</filename>.</para>
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| 20 |
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| 21 | <screen><userinput><command>cat > /etc/inputrc << "EOF"</command>
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| 22 | # Begin /etc/inputrc
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| 23 |
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| 24 | # Make sure we don't output everything on the 1 line
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| 25 | set horizontal-scroll-mode Off
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| 26 |
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| 27 | # Enable 8bit input
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| 28 | set meta-flag On
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| 29 | set input-meta On
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| 30 |
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| 31 | # Turns off 8th bit stripping
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| 32 | set convert-meta Off
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| 33 |
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| 34 | # Keep the 8th bit for display
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| 35 | set output-meta On
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| 36 |
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| 37 | # none, visible or audible
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| 38 | set bell-style none
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| 39 |
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| 40 | # All of the following map the escape sequence of the
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| 41 | # value contained inside the 1st argument to the
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| 42 | # readline specific functions
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| 43 |
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| 44 | "\eOd": backward-word
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| 45 | "\eOc": forward-word
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| 46 |
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| 47 | # for linux console
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| 48 | "\e[1~": beginning-of-line
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| 49 | "\e[4~": end-of-line
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| 50 | "\e[5~": beginning-of-history
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| 51 | "\e[6~": end-of-history
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| 52 | "\e[3~": delete-char
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| 53 | "\e[2~": quoted-insert
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| 54 |
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| 55 | # for xterm
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| 56 | "\eOH": beginning-of-line
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| 57 | "\eOF": end-of-line
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| 58 |
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| 59 | # End /etc/inputrc
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| 60 | <command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>
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| 61 |
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| 62 | <para>Global values are set in <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename>.
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| 63 | Personal user values as are set in <filename>~/.inputrc</filename>. The
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| 64 | <filename>~/.inputrc</filename> file will override the global settings
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| 65 | file. The previous page sets up <application>Bash</application> to use
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| 66 | <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> by default. If you want your system
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| 67 | to use both, it might be a good idea to place a default
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| 68 | <filename>.inputrc</filename> into the <filename>/etc/skel</filename>
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| 69 | directory for use with new users.</para>
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| 70 |
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| 71 | </sect1>
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