(readline.info.gz) Readline Interaction

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 1.2 Readline Interaction
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 Often during an interactive session you type in a long line of text,
 only to notice that the first word on the line is misspelled.  The
 Readline library gives you a set of commands for manipulating the text
 as you type it in, allowing you to just fix your typo, and not forcing
 you to retype the majority of the line.  Using these editing commands,
 you move the cursor to the place that needs correction, and delete or
 insert the text of the corrections.  Then, when you are satisfied with
 the line, you simply press <RET>.  You do not have to be at the end of
 the line to press <RET>; the entire line is accepted regardless of the
 location of the cursor within the line.
 

Menu

 
* Readline Bare Essentials    The least you need to know about Readline.
* Readline Movement Commands  Moving about the input line.
* Readline Killing Commands   How to delete text, and how to get it back!
* Readline Arguments          Giving numeric arguments to commands.
* Searching                   Searching through previous lines.
 

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