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author | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2020-06-07 20:16:00 +0000 |
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committer | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2020-06-07 20:16:00 +0000 |
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diff --git a/chapter07/inputrc.xml b/chapter07/inputrc.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 00d36877f..000000000 --- a/chapter07/inputrc.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,82 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-config-inputrc"> - <?dbhtml filename="inputrc.html"?> - - <title>Creating the /etc/inputrc File</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-config-inputrc"> - <primary sortas="e-/etc/inputrc">/etc/inputrc</primary> - </indexterm> - - <para>The <filename>inputrc</filename> file is the configuration file for - the Readline library, which provides editing capabilities while the user is - entering a line from the terminal. It works by translating keyboard inputs - into specific actions. Readline is used by Bash and most other shells as - well as many other applications.</para> - - <para>Most people do not need user-specific functionality so the command - below creates a global <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> used by everyone who - logs in. If you later decide you need to override the defaults on a per-user - basis, you can create a <filename>.inputrc</filename> file in the user's home - directory with the modified mappings.</para> - - <para>For more information on how to edit the <filename>inputrc</filename> - file, see <command>info bash</command> under the <emphasis>Readline Init - File</emphasis> section. <command>info readline</command> is also a good - source of information.</para> - - <para>Below is a generic global <filename>inputrc</filename> along with comments - to explain what the various options do. Note that comments cannot be on the same - line as commands. Create the file using the following command:</para> - -<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/inputrc << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/inputrc -# Modified by Chris Lynn <roryo@roryo.dynup.net> - -# Allow the command prompt to wrap to the next line -set horizontal-scroll-mode Off - -# Enable 8bit input -set meta-flag On -set input-meta On - -# Turns off 8th bit stripping -set convert-meta Off - -# Keep the 8th bit for display -set output-meta On - -# none, visible or audible -set bell-style none - -# All of the following map the escape sequence of the value -# contained in the 1st argument to the readline specific functions -"\eOd": backward-word -"\eOc": forward-word - -# for linux console -"\e[1~": beginning-of-line -"\e[4~": end-of-line -"\e[5~": beginning-of-history -"\e[6~": end-of-history -"\e[3~": delete-char -"\e[2~": quoted-insert - -# for xterm -"\eOH": beginning-of-line -"\eOF": end-of-line - -# for Konsole -"\e[H": beginning-of-line -"\e[F": end-of-line - -# End /etc/inputrc</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - -</sect1> |