Changeset cfc2a54 for postlfs/config/inputrc.xml

Timestamp:

08/22/2003 03:37:27 PM (21 years ago)

Author:

Larry Lawrence <larry@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, v5_0, v5_0-pre1, v5_1, v5_1-pre1, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

0108c1d

Parents:

71f73f0f

Message:

Added Bill's patch to postlfs

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@984 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

File:

• postlfs/config/inputrc.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

postlfs/config/inputrc.xml

@@ -3 +3 @@
 <title>/etc/inputrc</title>
 
-<para><filename>inputrc</filename> deals with the mapping of the keyboard for 
+<para><filename>Inputrc</filename> deals with the mapping of the keyboard for 
 certain situations.  This file is the start-up file used by
 <application>readline</application> - the input related library used by 
@@ -13 +13 @@
 one rc file.</para>
 
-<para>The following is a base <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> along with
-comments to explain what the various options do.</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 <application>Bash</application> 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).  If you
+want your system to use both, or don't want <emphasis>global</emphasis>
+keyboard handling, it is a good idea to place a default
+<filename>.inputrc</filename> into the <filename>/etc/skel</filename>
+directory for use with new users.</para>
 
-<para>Please note that comments can <emphasis>not</emphasis> be on the
-same line as commands in <filename>inputrc</filename>.</para>
+<para>
+Below is a base <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> along with
+comments to explain what the various options do.  Note that comments
+can <emphasis>not</emphasis> be on the same line as commands.
+</para>
+
+<para>If you will create an <filename>.inputrc</filename> in
+<filename>/etc/skel</filename> using the command below, change the
+command's output to <filename>/etc/skel/.inputrc</filename> and be
+sure to check/set permissions afterward. Then you can just copy that
+file to <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> and the home directory
+of any user already existing in the system, including root, that needs
+a private version of the file.  Be sure to use the "-p"  parameter
+of "cp" to maintain permissions and be sure to change owner and group
+appropriately.
+</para>
 
 <screen><userinput><command>cat &gt; /etc/inputrc &lt;&lt; "EOF"</command>
@@ -60 +83 @@
 <command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>
 
-<para>Global values are set in <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename>.
-Personal user values as are set in <filename>~/.inputrc</filename>. The
-<filename>~/.inputrc</filename> file will override the global settings
-file.  The previous page sets up <application>Bash</application> to use
-<filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> by default.  If you want your system
-to use both, it might be a good idea to place a default
-<filename>.inputrc</filename> into the <filename>/etc/skel</filename>
-directory for use with new users.</para>
-
 </sect1>