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 1.3.3 Sample Init File
 ----------------------
 
 Here is an example of an INPUTRC file.  This illustrates key binding,
 variable assignment, and conditional syntax.
 
 
      # This file controls the behaviour of line input editing for
      # programs that use the GNU Readline library.  Existing
      # programs include FTP, Bash, and GDB.
      #
      # You can re-read the inputrc file with C-x C-r.
      # Lines beginning with '#' are comments.
      #
      # First, include any systemwide bindings and variable
      # assignments from /etc/Inputrc
      $include /etc/Inputrc
 
      #
      # Set various bindings for emacs mode.
 
      set editing-mode emacs
 
      $if mode=emacs
 
      Meta-Control-h:	backward-kill-word	Text after the function name is ignored
 
      #
      # Arrow keys in keypad mode
      #
      #"\M-OD":        backward-char
      #"\M-OC":        forward-char
      #"\M-OA":        previous-history
      #"\M-OB":        next-history
      #
      # Arrow keys in ANSI mode
      #
      "\M-[D":        backward-char
      "\M-[C":        forward-char
      "\M-[A":        previous-history
      "\M-[B":        next-history
      #
      # Arrow keys in 8 bit keypad mode
      #
      #"\M-\C-OD":       backward-char
      #"\M-\C-OC":       forward-char
      #"\M-\C-OA":       previous-history
      #"\M-\C-OB":       next-history
      #
      # Arrow keys in 8 bit ANSI mode
      #
      #"\M-\C-[D":       backward-char
      #"\M-\C-[C":       forward-char
      #"\M-\C-[A":       previous-history
      #"\M-\C-[B":       next-history
 
      C-q: quoted-insert
 
      $endif
 
      # An old-style binding.  This happens to be the default.
      TAB: complete
 
      # Macros that are convenient for shell interaction
      $if Bash
      # edit the path
      "\C-xp": "PATH=${PATH}\e\C-e\C-a\ef\C-f"
      # prepare to type a quoted word --
      # insert open and close double quotes
      # and move to just after the open quote
      "\C-x\"": "\"\"\C-b"
      # insert a backslash (testing backslash escapes
      # in sequences and macros)
      "\C-x\\": "\\"
      # Quote the current or previous word
      "\C-xq": "\eb\"\ef\""
      # Add a binding to refresh the line, which is unbound
      "\C-xr": redraw-current-line
      # Edit variable on current line.
      "\M-\C-v": "\C-a\C-k$\C-y\M-\C-e\C-a\C-y="
      $endif
 
      # use a visible bell if one is available
      set bell-style visible
 
      # don't strip characters to 7 bits when reading
      set input-meta on
 
      # allow iso-latin1 characters to be inserted rather
      # than converted to prefix-meta sequences
      set convert-meta off
 
      # display characters with the eighth bit set directly
      # rather than as meta-prefixed characters
      set output-meta on
 
      # if there are more than 150 possible completions for
      # a word, ask the user if he wants to see all of them
      set completion-query-items 150
 
      # For FTP
      $if Ftp
      "\C-xg": "get \M-?"
      "\C-xt": "put \M-?"
      "\M-.": yank-last-arg
      $endif
 

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