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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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]>
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<sect1 id="ch-config-inputrc">
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<?dbhtml filename="inputrc.html"?>
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<title>Creating the /etc/inputrc File</title>
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<indexterm zone="ch-config-inputrc">
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<primary sortas="e-/etc/inputrc">/etc/inputrc</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<para>The <filename>inputrc</filename> file is the configuration file for
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the readline library, which provides editing capabilities while the user is
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entering a line from the terminal. It works by translating keyboard inputs
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into specific actions. Readline is used by bash and most other shells as
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well as many other applications.</para>
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<para>Most people do not need user-specific functionality so the command
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below creates a global <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> used by everyone who
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logs in. If you later decide you need to override the defaults on a per user
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basis, you can create a <filename>.inputrc</filename> file in the user's home
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directory with the modified mappings.</para>
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<para>For more information on how to edit the <filename>inputrc</filename>
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file, see <command>info bash</command> under the <emphasis>Readline Init
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File</emphasis> section. <command>info readline</command> is also a good
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source of information.</para>
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<para>Below is a generic global <filename>inputrc</filename> along with comments
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to explain what the various options do. Note that comments cannot be on the same
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line as commands. Create the file using the following command:</para>
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<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/inputrc << "EOF"
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<literal># Begin /etc/inputrc
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# Modified by Chris Lynn <roryo@roryo.dynup.net>
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# Allow the command prompt to wrap to the next line
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set horizontal-scroll-mode Off
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# Enable 8-bit input
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set meta-flag On
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set input-meta On
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# Turns off 8th bit stripping
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set convert-meta Off
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# Keep the 8th bit for display
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set output-meta On
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# none, visible or audible
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set bell-style none
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# All of the following map the escape sequence of the value
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# contained in the 1st argument to the readline specific functions
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"\eOd": backward-word
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"\eOc": forward-word
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# for linux console
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"\e[1~": beginning-of-line
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"\e[4~": end-of-line
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"\e[5~": beginning-of-history
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"\e[6~": end-of-history
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"\e[3~": delete-char
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"\e[2~": quoted-insert
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# for xterm
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"\eOH": beginning-of-line
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"\eOF": end-of-line
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# for Konsole
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"\e[H": beginning-of-line
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"\e[F": end-of-line
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# End /etc/inputrc</literal>
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EOF</userinput></screen>
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</sect1>
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