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<h1 class="settitle" align="center">GNU Readline Library</h1>
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<div class="top" id="Top">
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Next: <a href="#Command-Line-Editing" accesskey="n" rel="next">Command Line Editing</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<span id="GNU-Readline-Library"></span><h1 class="top">GNU Readline Library</h1>
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<p>This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
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in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs which
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provide a command line interface.
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The Readline home page is <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/readline/">http://www.gnu.org/software/readline/</a>.
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<li><a id="toc-Command-Line-Editing-1" href="#Command-Line-Editing">1 Command Line Editing</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Introduction-to-Line-Editing" href="#Introduction-and-Notation">1.1 Introduction to Line Editing</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Interaction-1" href="#Readline-Interaction">1.2 Readline Interaction</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Bare-Essentials-1" href="#Readline-Bare-Essentials">1.2.1 Readline Bare Essentials</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Movement-Commands-1" href="#Readline-Movement-Commands">1.2.2 Readline Movement Commands</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Killing-Commands-1" href="#Readline-Killing-Commands">1.2.3 Readline Killing Commands</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Arguments-1" href="#Readline-Arguments">1.2.4 Readline Arguments</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Searching-for-Commands-in-the-History" href="#Searching">1.2.5 Searching for Commands in the History</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Init-File-1" href="#Readline-Init-File">1.3 Readline Init File</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Init-File-Syntax-1" href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">1.3.1 Readline Init File Syntax</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Conditional-Init-Constructs-1" href="#Conditional-Init-Constructs">1.3.2 Conditional Init Constructs</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Sample-Init-File-1" href="#Sample-Init-File">1.3.3 Sample Init File</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Bindable-Readline-Commands-1" href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands">1.4 Bindable Readline Commands</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Commands-For-Moving-1" href="#Commands-For-Moving">1.4.1 Commands For Moving</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Commands-For-Manipulating-The-History" href="#Commands-For-History">1.4.2 Commands For Manipulating The History</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Commands-For-Changing-Text" href="#Commands-For-Text">1.4.3 Commands For Changing Text</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Killing-And-Yanking" href="#Commands-For-Killing">1.4.4 Killing And Yanking</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Specifying-Numeric-Arguments" href="#Numeric-Arguments">1.4.5 Specifying Numeric Arguments</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Letting-Readline-Type-For-You" href="#Commands-For-Completion">1.4.6 Letting Readline Type For You</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Keyboard-Macros-1" href="#Keyboard-Macros">1.4.7 Keyboard Macros</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Some-Miscellaneous-Commands" href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">1.4.8 Some Miscellaneous Commands</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-vi-Mode-1" href="#Readline-vi-Mode">1.5 Readline vi Mode</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Programming-with-GNU-Readline-1" href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline">2 Programming with GNU Readline</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Basic-Behavior-1" href="#Basic-Behavior">2.1 Basic Behavior</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Custom-Functions-1" href="#Custom-Functions">2.2 Custom Functions</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Typedefs-1" href="#Readline-Typedefs">2.2.1 Readline Typedefs</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Writing-a-New-Function" href="#Function-Writing">2.2.2 Writing a New Function</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Variables-1" href="#Readline-Variables">2.3 Readline Variables</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Convenience-Functions-1" href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions">2.4 Readline Convenience Functions</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Naming-a-Function" href="#Function-Naming">2.4.1 Naming a Function</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Selecting-a-Keymap" href="#Keymaps">2.4.2 Selecting a Keymap</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Binding-Keys-1" href="#Binding-Keys">2.4.3 Binding Keys</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings-1" href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">2.4.4 Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Allowing-Undoing-1" href="#Allowing-Undoing">2.4.5 Allowing Undoing</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Redisplay-1" href="#Redisplay">2.4.6 Redisplay</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Modifying-Text-1" href="#Modifying-Text">2.4.7 Modifying Text</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Character-Input-1" href="#Character-Input">2.4.8 Character Input</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Terminal-Management-1" href="#Terminal-Management">2.4.9 Terminal Management</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Utility-Functions-1" href="#Utility-Functions">2.4.10 Utility Functions</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Miscellaneous-Functions-1" href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">2.4.11 Miscellaneous Functions</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Alternate-Interface-1" href="#Alternate-Interface">2.4.12 Alternate Interface</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-A-Readline-Example-1" href="#A-Readline-Example">2.4.13 A Readline Example</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Alternate-Interface-Example-1" href="#Alternate-Interface-Example">2.4.14 Alternate Interface Example</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Readline-Signal-Handling-1" href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">2.5 Readline Signal Handling</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Custom-Completers-1" href="#Custom-Completers">2.6 Custom Completers</a>
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<li><a id="toc-How-Completing-Works-1" href="#How-Completing-Works">2.6.1 How Completing Works</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Completion-Functions-1" href="#Completion-Functions">2.6.2 Completion Functions</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Completion-Variables-1" href="#Completion-Variables">2.6.3 Completion Variables</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-A-Short-Completion-Example-1" href="#A-Short-Completion-Example">2.6.4 A Short Completion Example</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-1" href="#GNU-Free-Documentation-License">Appendix A GNU Free Documentation License</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Concept-Index-1" href="#Concept-Index" rel="index">Concept Index</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Function-and-Variable-Index-1" href="#Function-and-Variable-Index" rel="index">Function and Variable Index</a></li>
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<div class="chapter" id="Command-Line-Editing">
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<p>
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Next: <a href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline" accesskey="n" rel="next">Programming with GNU Readline</a>, Previous: <a href="#Top" accesskey="p" rel="prev">GNU Readline Library</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">GNU Readline Library</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<span id="Command-Line-Editing-1"></span><h2 class="chapter">1 Command Line Editing</h2>
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<p>This chapter describes the basic features of the <small>GNU</small>
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command line editing interface.
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</p>
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<ul class="section-toc">
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<li><a href="#Introduction-and-Notation" accesskey="1">Introduction to Line Editing</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Readline-Interaction" accesskey="2">Readline Interaction</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Readline-Init-File" accesskey="3">Readline Init File</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="4">Bindable Readline Commands</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Readline-vi-Mode" accesskey="5">Readline vi Mode</a></li>
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</ul>
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<div class="section" id="Introduction-and-Notation">
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<div class="header">
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Next: <a href="#Readline-Interaction" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline Interaction</a>, Up: <a href="#Command-Line-Editing" accesskey="u" rel="up">Command Line Editing</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<span id="Introduction-to-Line-Editing"></span><h3 class="section">1.1 Introduction to Line Editing</h3>
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<p>The following paragraphs describe the notation used to represent
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keystrokes.
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<p>The text <kbd>C-k</kbd> is read as ‘Control-K’ and describes the character
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produced when the <tt class="key">k</tt> key is pressed while the Control key
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is depressed.
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</p>
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<p>The text <kbd>M-k</kbd> is read as ‘Meta-K’ and describes the character
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produced when the Meta key (if you have one) is depressed, and the <tt class="key">k</tt>
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key is pressed.
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The Meta key is labeled <tt class="key">ALT</tt> on many keyboards.
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On keyboards with two keys labeled <tt class="key">ALT</tt> (usually to either side of
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the space bar), the <tt class="key">ALT</tt> on the left side is generally set to
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work as a Meta key.
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The <tt class="key">ALT</tt> key on the right may also be configured to work as a
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Meta key or may be configured as some other modifier, such as a
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Compose key for typing accented characters.
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</p>
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<p>If you do not have a Meta or <tt class="key">ALT</tt> key, or another key working as
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a Meta key, the identical keystroke can be generated by typing <tt class="key">ESC</tt>
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<em>first</em>, and then typing <tt class="key">k</tt>.
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Either process is known as <em>metafying</em> the <tt class="key">k</tt> key.
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</p>
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<p>The text <kbd>M-C-k</kbd> is read as ‘Meta-Control-k’ and describes the
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character produced by <em>metafying</em> <kbd>C-k</kbd>.
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</p>
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<p>In addition, several keys have their own names. Specifically,
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<tt class="key">DEL</tt>, <tt class="key">ESC</tt>, <tt class="key">LFD</tt>, <tt class="key">SPC</tt>, <tt class="key">RET</tt>, and <tt class="key">TAB</tt> all
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stand for themselves when seen in this text, or in an init file
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(see <a href="#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a>).
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If your keyboard lacks a <tt class="key">LFD</tt> key, typing <tt class="key">C-j</tt> will
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produce the desired character.
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The <tt class="key">RET</tt> key may be labeled <tt class="key">Return</tt> or <tt class="key">Enter</tt> on
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some keyboards.
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</p>
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<div class="section" id="Readline-Interaction">
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<div class="header">
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<p>
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Next: <a href="#Readline-Init-File" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline Init File</a>, Previous: <a href="#Introduction-and-Notation" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Introduction to Line Editing</a>, Up: <a href="#Command-Line-Editing" accesskey="u" rel="up">Command Line Editing</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<span id="Readline-Interaction-1"></span><h3 class="section">1.2 Readline Interaction</h3>
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<span id="index-interaction_002c-readline"></span>
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<p>Often during an interactive session you type in a long line of text,
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only to notice that the first word on the line is misspelled. The
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Readline library gives you a set of commands for manipulating the text
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as you type it in, allowing you to just fix your typo, and not forcing
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you to retype the majority of the line. Using these editing commands,
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you move the cursor to the place that needs correction, and delete or
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insert the text of the corrections. Then, when you are satisfied with
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the line, you simply press <tt class="key">RET</tt>. You do not have to be at the
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end of the line to press <tt class="key">RET</tt>; the entire line is accepted
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regardless of the location of the cursor within the line.
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</p>
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<li><a href="#Readline-Bare-Essentials" accesskey="1">Readline Bare Essentials</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Readline-Movement-Commands" accesskey="2">Readline Movement Commands</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Readline-Killing-Commands" accesskey="3">Readline Killing Commands</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Readline-Arguments" accesskey="4">Readline Arguments</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Searching" accesskey="5">Searching for Commands in the History</a></li>
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</ul>
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<div class="subsection" id="Readline-Bare-Essentials">
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<div class="header">
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<p>
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Next: <a href="#Readline-Movement-Commands" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline Movement Commands</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Interaction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Interaction</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<span id="Readline-Bare-Essentials-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.2.1 Readline Bare Essentials</h4>
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<span id="index-notation_002c-readline"></span>
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<span id="index-command-editing"></span>
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<span id="index-editing-command-lines"></span>
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<p>In order to enter characters into the line, simply type them. The typed
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character appears where the cursor was, and then the cursor moves one
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space to the right. If you mistype a character, you can use your
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erase character to back up and delete the mistyped character.
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</p>
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<p>Sometimes you may mistype a character, and
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not notice the error until you have typed several other characters. In
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that case, you can type <kbd>C-b</kbd> to move the cursor to the left, and then
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correct your mistake. Afterwards, you can move the cursor to the right
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with <kbd>C-f</kbd>.
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</p>
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<p>When you add text in the middle of a line, you will notice that characters
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to the right of the cursor are ‘pushed over’ to make room for the text
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that you have inserted. Likewise, when you delete text behind the cursor,
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characters to the right of the cursor are ‘pulled back’ to fill in the
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blank space created by the removal of the text. A list of the bare
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essentials for editing the text of an input line follows.
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<dl compact="compact">
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<dt><span><kbd>C-b</kbd></span></dt>
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<dd><p>Move back one character.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span><kbd>C-f</kbd></span></dt>
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<dd><p>Move forward one character.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span><tt class="key">DEL</tt> or <tt class="key">Backspace</tt></span></dt>
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<dd><p>Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span><kbd>C-d</kbd></span></dt>
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<dd><p>Delete the character underneath the cursor.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span>Printing characters<!-- /@w --></span></dt>
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<dd><p>Insert the character into the line at the cursor.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span><kbd>C-_</kbd> or <kbd>C-x C-u</kbd></span></dt>
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<dd><p>Undo the last editing command. You can undo all the way back to an
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empty line.
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</p></dd>
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</dl>
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<p>(Depending on your configuration, the <tt class="key">Backspace</tt> key might be set to
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delete the character to the left of the cursor and the <tt class="key">DEL</tt> key set
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to delete the character underneath the cursor, like <kbd>C-d</kbd>, rather
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than the character to the left of the cursor.)
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</p>
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<hr>
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<div class="subsection" id="Readline-Movement-Commands">
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<div class="header">
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<p>
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Next: <a href="#Readline-Killing-Commands" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline Killing Commands</a>, Previous: <a href="#Readline-Bare-Essentials" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Bare Essentials</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Interaction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Interaction</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<span id="Readline-Movement-Commands-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.2.2 Readline Movement Commands</h4>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<p>The above table describes the most basic keystrokes that you need
|
|
in order to do editing of the input line. For your convenience, many
|
|
other commands have been added in addition to <kbd>C-b</kbd>, <kbd>C-f</kbd>,
|
|
<kbd>C-d</kbd>, and <tt class="key">DEL</tt>. Here are some commands for moving more rapidly
|
|
about the line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>C-a</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move to the start of the line.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>C-e</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move to the end of the line.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>M-f</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move forward a word, where a word is composed of letters and digits.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>M-b</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move backward a word.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>C-l</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Clear the screen, reprinting the current line at the top.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>Notice how <kbd>C-f</kbd> moves forward a character, while <kbd>M-f</kbd> moves
|
|
forward a word. It is a loose convention that control keystrokes
|
|
operate on characters while meta keystrokes operate on words.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Readline-Killing-Commands">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Readline-Arguments" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline Arguments</a>, Previous: <a href="#Readline-Movement-Commands" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Movement Commands</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Interaction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Interaction</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-Killing-Commands-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.2.3 Readline Killing Commands</h4>
|
|
|
|
<span id="index-killing-text"></span>
|
|
<span id="index-yanking-text"></span>
|
|
|
|
<p><em>Killing</em> text means to delete the text from the line, but to save
|
|
it away for later use, usually by <em>yanking</em> (re-inserting)
|
|
it back into the line.
|
|
(‘Cut’ and ‘paste’ are more recent jargon for ‘kill’ and ‘yank’.)
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>If the description for a command says that it ‘kills’ text, then you can
|
|
be sure that you can get the text back in a different (or the same)
|
|
place later.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>When you use a kill command, the text is saved in a <em>kill-ring</em>.
|
|
Any number of consecutive kills save all of the killed text together, so
|
|
that when you yank it back, you get it all. The kill
|
|
ring is not line specific; the text that you killed on a previously
|
|
typed line is available to be yanked back later, when you are typing
|
|
another line.
|
|
<span id="index-kill-ring"></span>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Here is the list of commands for killing text.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>C-k</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill the text from the current cursor position to the end of the line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>M-d</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill from the cursor to the end of the current word, or, if between
|
|
words, to the end of the next word.
|
|
Word boundaries are the same as those used by <kbd>M-f</kbd>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>M-<span class="key">DEL</span></kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill from the cursor to the start of the current word, or, if between
|
|
words, to the start of the previous word.
|
|
Word boundaries are the same as those used by <kbd>M-b</kbd>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>C-w</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill from the cursor to the previous whitespace. This is different than
|
|
<kbd>M-<span class="key">DEL</span></kbd> because the word boundaries differ.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>Here is how to <em>yank</em> the text back into the line. Yanking
|
|
means to copy the most-recently-killed text from the kill buffer.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>C-y</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Yank the most recently killed text back into the buffer at the cursor.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><kbd>M-y</kbd></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Rotate the kill-ring, and yank the new top. You can only do this if
|
|
the prior command is <kbd>C-y</kbd> or <kbd>M-y</kbd>.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Readline-Arguments">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Searching" accesskey="n" rel="next">Searching for Commands in the History</a>, Previous: <a href="#Readline-Killing-Commands" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Killing Commands</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Interaction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Interaction</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-Arguments-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.2.4 Readline Arguments</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>You can pass numeric arguments to Readline commands. Sometimes the
|
|
argument acts as a repeat count, other times it is the <i>sign</i> of the
|
|
argument that is significant. If you pass a negative argument to a
|
|
command which normally acts in a forward direction, that command will
|
|
act in a backward direction. For example, to kill text back to the
|
|
start of the line, you might type ‘<samp>M-- C-k</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The general way to pass numeric arguments to a command is to type meta
|
|
digits before the command. If the first ‘digit’ typed is a minus
|
|
sign (‘<samp>-</samp>’), then the sign of the argument will be negative. Once
|
|
you have typed one meta digit to get the argument started, you can type
|
|
the remainder of the digits, and then the command. For example, to give
|
|
the <kbd>C-d</kbd> command an argument of 10, you could type ‘<samp>M-1 0 C-d</samp>’,
|
|
which will delete the next ten characters on the input line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Searching">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Previous: <a href="#Readline-Arguments" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Arguments</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Interaction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Interaction</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Searching-for-Commands-in-the-History"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.2.5 Searching for Commands in the History</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Readline provides commands for searching through the command history
|
|
for lines containing a specified string.
|
|
There are two search modes: <em>incremental</em> and <em>non-incremental</em>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Incremental searches begin before the user has finished typing the
|
|
search string.
|
|
As each character of the search string is typed, Readline displays
|
|
the next entry from the history matching the string typed so far.
|
|
An incremental search requires only as many characters as needed to
|
|
find the desired history entry.
|
|
To search backward in the history for a particular string, type
|
|
<kbd>C-r</kbd>. Typing <kbd>C-s</kbd> searches forward through the history.
|
|
The characters present in the value of the <code>isearch-terminators</code> variable
|
|
are used to terminate an incremental search.
|
|
If that variable has not been assigned a value, the <tt class="key">ESC</tt> and
|
|
<kbd>C-J</kbd> characters will terminate an incremental search.
|
|
<kbd>C-g</kbd> will abort an incremental search and restore the original line.
|
|
When the search is terminated, the history entry containing the
|
|
search string becomes the current line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>To find other matching entries in the history list, type <kbd>C-r</kbd> or
|
|
<kbd>C-s</kbd> as appropriate.
|
|
This will search backward or forward in the history for the next
|
|
entry matching the search string typed so far.
|
|
Any other key sequence bound to a Readline command will terminate
|
|
the search and execute that command.
|
|
For instance, a <tt class="key">RET</tt> will terminate the search and accept
|
|
the line, thereby executing the command from the history list.
|
|
A movement command will terminate the search, make the last line found
|
|
the current line, and begin editing.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Readline remembers the last incremental search string. If two
|
|
<kbd>C-r</kbd>s are typed without any intervening characters defining a new
|
|
search string, any remembered search string is used.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Non-incremental searches read the entire search string before starting
|
|
to search for matching history lines. The search string may be
|
|
typed by the user or be part of the contents of the current line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Readline-Init-File">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="n" rel="next">Bindable Readline Commands</a>, Previous: <a href="#Readline-Interaction" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Interaction</a>, Up: <a href="#Command-Line-Editing" accesskey="u" rel="up">Command Line Editing</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-Init-File-1"></span><h3 class="section">1.3 Readline Init File</h3>
|
|
<span id="index-initialization-file_002c-readline"></span>
|
|
|
|
<p>Although the Readline library comes with a set of Emacs-like
|
|
keybindings installed by default, it is possible to use a different set
|
|
of keybindings.
|
|
Any user can customize programs that use Readline by putting
|
|
commands in an <em>inputrc</em> file,
|
|
conventionally in their home directory.
|
|
The name of this
|
|
file is taken from the value of the environment variable <code>INPUTRC</code>. If
|
|
that variable is unset, the default is <samp>~/.inputrc</samp>. If that
|
|
file does not exist or cannot be read, the ultimate default is
|
|
<samp>/etc/inputrc</samp>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>When a program which uses the Readline library starts up, the
|
|
init file is read, and the key bindings are set.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>In addition, the <code>C-x C-r</code> command re-reads this init file, thus
|
|
incorporating any changes that you might have made to it.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul class="section-toc">
|
|
<li><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax" accesskey="1">Readline Init File Syntax</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Conditional-Init-Constructs" accesskey="2">Conditional Init Constructs</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Sample-Init-File" accesskey="3">Sample Init File</a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Readline-Init-File-Syntax">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Conditional-Init-Constructs" accesskey="n" rel="next">Conditional Init Constructs</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Init-File" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Init File</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-Init-File-Syntax-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.3.1 Readline Init File Syntax</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>There are only a few basic constructs allowed in the
|
|
Readline init file. Blank lines are ignored.
|
|
Lines beginning with a ‘<samp>#</samp>’ are comments.
|
|
Lines beginning with a ‘<samp>$</samp>’ indicate conditional
|
|
constructs (see <a href="#Conditional-Init-Constructs">Conditional Init Constructs</a>). Other lines
|
|
denote variable settings and key bindings.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span>Variable Settings</span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>You can modify the run-time behavior of Readline by
|
|
altering the values of variables in Readline
|
|
using the <code>set</code> command within the init file.
|
|
The syntax is simple:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">set <var>variable</var> <var>value</var>
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>Here, for example, is how to
|
|
change from the default Emacs-like key binding to use
|
|
<code>vi</code> line editing commands:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">set editing-mode vi
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>Variable names and values, where appropriate, are recognized without regard
|
|
to case. Unrecognized variable names are ignored.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Boolean variables (those that can be set to on or off) are set to on if
|
|
the value is null or empty, <var>on</var> (case-insensitive), or 1. Any other
|
|
value results in the variable being set to off.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>A great deal of run-time behavior is changeable with the following
|
|
variables.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<span id="index-variables_002c-readline"></span>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-active_002dregion_002dstart_002dcolor'><span><code>active-region-start-color</code><a href='#index-active_002dregion_002dstart_002dcolor' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A string variable that controls the text color and background when displaying
|
|
the text in the active region (see the description of
|
|
<code>enable-active-region</code> below).
|
|
This string must not take up any physical character positions on the display,
|
|
so it should consist only of terminal escape sequences.
|
|
It is output to the terminal before displaying the text in the active region.
|
|
This variable is reset to the default value whenever the terminal type changes.
|
|
The default value is the string that puts the terminal in standout mode,
|
|
as obtained from the terminal’s terminfo description.
|
|
A sample value might be ‘<samp>\e[01;33m</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-active_002dregion_002dend_002dcolor'><span><code>active-region-end-color</code><a href='#index-active_002dregion_002dend_002dcolor' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A string variable that "undoes" the effects of <code>active-region-start-color</code>
|
|
and restores "normal" terminal display appearance after displaying text
|
|
in the active region.
|
|
This string must not take up any physical character positions on the display,
|
|
so it should consist only of terminal escape sequences.
|
|
It is output to the terminal after displaying the text in the active region.
|
|
This variable is reset to the default value whenever the terminal type changes.
|
|
The default value is the string that restores the terminal from standout mode,
|
|
as obtained from the terminal’s terminfo description.
|
|
A sample value might be ‘<samp>\e[0m</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-bell_002dstyle'><span><code>bell-style</code><a href='#index-bell_002dstyle' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Controls what happens when Readline wants to ring the terminal bell.
|
|
If set to ‘<samp>none</samp>’, Readline never rings the bell. If set to
|
|
‘<samp>visible</samp>’, Readline uses a visible bell if one is available.
|
|
If set to ‘<samp>audible</samp>’ (the default), Readline attempts to ring
|
|
the terminal’s bell.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-bind_002dtty_002dspecial_002dchars'><span><code>bind-tty-special-chars</code><a href='#index-bind_002dtty_002dspecial_002dchars' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’ (the default), Readline attempts to bind the control
|
|
characters treated specially by the kernel’s terminal driver to their
|
|
Readline equivalents.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-blink_002dmatching_002dparen'><span><code>blink-matching-paren</code><a href='#index-blink_002dmatching_002dparen' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline attempts to briefly move the cursor to an
|
|
opening parenthesis when a closing parenthesis is inserted. The default
|
|
is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-colored_002dcompletion_002dprefix'><span><code>colored-completion-prefix</code><a href='#index-colored_002dcompletion_002dprefix' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, when listing completions, Readline displays the
|
|
common prefix of the set of possible completions using a different color.
|
|
The color definitions are taken from the value of the <code>LS_COLORS</code>
|
|
environment variable.
|
|
If there is a color definition in <code>LS_COLORS</code> for the custom suffix
|
|
‘<samp>readline-colored-completion-prefix</samp>’, Readline uses this color for
|
|
the common prefix instead of its default.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-colored_002dstats'><span><code>colored-stats</code><a href='#index-colored_002dstats' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline displays possible completions using different
|
|
colors to indicate their file type.
|
|
The color definitions are taken from the value of the <code>LS_COLORS</code>
|
|
environment variable.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-comment_002dbegin'><span><code>comment-begin</code><a href='#index-comment_002dbegin' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The string to insert at the beginning of the line when the
|
|
<code>insert-comment</code> command is executed. The default value
|
|
is <code>"#"</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-completion_002ddisplay_002dwidth'><span><code>completion-display-width</code><a href='#index-completion_002ddisplay_002dwidth' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The number of screen columns used to display possible matches
|
|
when performing completion.
|
|
The value is ignored if it is less than 0 or greater than the terminal
|
|
screen width.
|
|
A value of 0 will cause matches to be displayed one per line.
|
|
The default value is -1.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-completion_002dignore_002dcase'><span><code>completion-ignore-case</code><a href='#index-completion_002dignore_002dcase' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline performs filename matching and completion
|
|
in a case-insensitive fashion.
|
|
The default value is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-completion_002dmap_002dcase'><span><code>completion-map-case</code><a href='#index-completion_002dmap_002dcase' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, and <var>completion-ignore-case</var> is enabled, Readline
|
|
treats hyphens (‘<samp>-</samp>’) and underscores (‘<samp>_</samp>’) as equivalent when
|
|
performing case-insensitive filename matching and completion.
|
|
The default value is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-completion_002dprefix_002ddisplay_002dlength'><span><code>completion-prefix-display-length</code><a href='#index-completion_002dprefix_002ddisplay_002dlength' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The length in characters of the common prefix of a list of possible
|
|
completions that is displayed without modification. When set to a
|
|
value greater than zero, common prefixes longer than this value are
|
|
replaced with an ellipsis when displaying possible completions.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-completion_002dquery_002ditems'><span><code>completion-query-items</code><a href='#index-completion_002dquery_002ditems' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The number of possible completions that determines when the user is
|
|
asked whether the list of possibilities should be displayed.
|
|
If the number of possible completions is greater than or equal to this value,
|
|
Readline will ask whether or not the user wishes to view them;
|
|
otherwise, they are simply listed.
|
|
This variable must be set to an integer value greater than or equal to zero.
|
|
A zero value means Readline should never ask; negative values are
|
|
treated as zero.
|
|
The default limit is <code>100</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-convert_002dmeta'><span><code>convert-meta</code><a href='#index-convert_002dmeta' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline will convert characters with the
|
|
eighth bit set to an <small>ASCII</small> key sequence by stripping the eighth
|
|
bit and prefixing an <tt class="key">ESC</tt> character, converting them to a
|
|
meta-prefixed key sequence.
|
|
The default value is ‘<samp>on</samp>’, but
|
|
will be set to ‘<samp>off</samp>’ if the locale is one that contains
|
|
eight-bit characters.
|
|
This variable is dependent on the <code>LC_CTYPE</code> locale category, and
|
|
may change if the locale is changed.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-disable_002dcompletion'><span><code>disable-completion</code><a href='#index-disable_002dcompletion' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>On</samp>’, Readline will inhibit word completion.
|
|
Completion characters will be inserted into the line as if they had
|
|
been mapped to <code>self-insert</code>. The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-echo_002dcontrol_002dcharacters'><span><code>echo-control-characters</code><a href='#index-echo_002dcontrol_002dcharacters' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, on operating systems that indicate they support it,
|
|
Readline echoes a character corresponding to a signal generated from the
|
|
keyboard. The default is ‘<samp>on</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-editing_002dmode'><span><code>editing-mode</code><a href='#index-editing_002dmode' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <code>editing-mode</code> variable controls which default set of
|
|
key bindings is used. By default, Readline starts up in Emacs editing
|
|
mode, where the keystrokes are most similar to Emacs. This variable can be
|
|
set to either ‘<samp>emacs</samp>’ or ‘<samp>vi</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-emacs_002dmode_002dstring'><span><code>emacs-mode-string</code><a href='#index-emacs_002dmode_002dstring' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If the <var>show-mode-in-prompt</var> variable is enabled,
|
|
this string is displayed immediately before the last line of the primary
|
|
prompt when emacs editing mode is active. The value is expanded like a
|
|
key binding, so the standard set of meta- and control prefixes and
|
|
backslash escape sequences is available.
|
|
Use the ‘<samp>\1</samp>’ and ‘<samp>\2</samp>’ escapes to begin and end sequences of
|
|
non-printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal control
|
|
sequence into the mode string.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>@</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-enable_002dactive_002dregion'><span><code>enable-active-region</code><a href='#index-enable_002dactive_002dregion' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <em>point</em> is the current cursor position, and <em>mark</em> refers
|
|
to a saved cursor position (see <a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a>).
|
|
The text between the point and mark is referred to as the <em>region</em>.
|
|
When this variable is set to ‘<samp>On</samp>’, Readline allows certain commands
|
|
to designate the region as <em>active</em>.
|
|
When the region is active, Readline highlights the text in the region using
|
|
the value of the <code>active-region-start-color</code>, which defaults to the
|
|
string that enables
|
|
the terminal’s standout mode.
|
|
The active region shows the text inserted by bracketed-paste and any
|
|
matching text found by incremental and non-incremental history searches.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>On</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-enable_002dbracketed_002dpaste'><span><code>enable-bracketed-paste</code><a href='#index-enable_002dbracketed_002dpaste' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When set to ‘<samp>On</samp>’, Readline configures the terminal to insert each
|
|
paste into the editing buffer as a single string of characters, instead
|
|
of treating each character as if it had been read from the keyboard.
|
|
This is called putting the terminal into <em>bracketed paste mode</em>;
|
|
it prevents Readline from executing any editing commands bound to key
|
|
sequences appearing in the pasted text.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>On</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-enable_002dkeypad'><span><code>enable-keypad</code><a href='#index-enable_002dkeypad' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline will try to enable the application
|
|
keypad when it is called. Some systems need this to enable the
|
|
arrow keys. The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>enable-meta-key</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline will try to enable any meta modifier
|
|
key the terminal claims to support when it is called. On many terminals,
|
|
the meta key is used to send eight-bit characters.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>on</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-expand_002dtilde'><span><code>expand-tilde</code><a href='#index-expand_002dtilde' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, tilde expansion is performed when Readline
|
|
attempts word completion. The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-history_002dpreserve_002dpoint'><span><code>history-preserve-point</code><a href='#index-history_002dpreserve_002dpoint' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, the history code attempts to place the point (the
|
|
current cursor position) at the
|
|
same location on each history line retrieved with <code>previous-history</code>
|
|
or <code>next-history</code>. The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-history_002dsize'><span><code>history-size</code><a href='#index-history_002dsize' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set the maximum number of history entries saved in the history list.
|
|
If set to zero, any existing history entries are deleted and no new entries
|
|
are saved.
|
|
If set to a value less than zero, the number of history entries is not
|
|
limited.
|
|
By default, the number of history entries is not limited.
|
|
If an attempt is made to set <var>history-size</var> to a non-numeric value,
|
|
the maximum number of history entries will be set to 500.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-horizontal_002dscroll_002dmode'><span><code>horizontal-scroll-mode</code><a href='#index-horizontal_002dscroll_002dmode' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This variable can be set to either ‘<samp>on</samp>’ or ‘<samp>off</samp>’. Setting it
|
|
to ‘<samp>on</samp>’ means that the text of the lines being edited will scroll
|
|
horizontally on a single screen line when they are longer than the width
|
|
of the screen, instead of wrapping onto a new screen line.
|
|
This variable is automatically set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’ for terminals of height 1.
|
|
By default, this variable is set to ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-input_002dmeta'><span><code>input-meta</code><a href='#index-input_002dmeta' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><span id="index-meta_002dflag"></span>
|
|
<p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline will enable eight-bit input (it
|
|
will not clear the eighth bit in the characters it reads),
|
|
regardless of what the terminal claims it can support. The
|
|
default value is ‘<samp>off</samp>’, but Readline will set it to ‘<samp>on</samp>’ if the
|
|
locale contains eight-bit characters.
|
|
The name <code>meta-flag</code> is a synonym for this variable.
|
|
This variable is dependent on the <code>LC_CTYPE</code> locale category, and
|
|
may change if the locale is changed.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-isearch_002dterminators'><span><code>isearch-terminators</code><a href='#index-isearch_002dterminators' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The string of characters that should terminate an incremental search without
|
|
subsequently executing the character as a command (see <a href="#Searching">Searching for Commands in the History</a>).
|
|
If this variable has not been given a value, the characters <tt class="key">ESC</tt> and
|
|
<kbd>C-J</kbd> will terminate an incremental search.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-keymap'><span><code>keymap</code><a href='#index-keymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Sets Readline’s idea of the current keymap for key binding commands.
|
|
Built-in <code>keymap</code> names are
|
|
<code>emacs</code>,
|
|
<code>emacs-standard</code>,
|
|
<code>emacs-meta</code>,
|
|
<code>emacs-ctlx</code>,
|
|
<code>vi</code>,
|
|
<code>vi-move</code>,
|
|
<code>vi-command</code>, and
|
|
<code>vi-insert</code>.
|
|
<code>vi</code> is equivalent to <code>vi-command</code> (<code>vi-move</code> is also a
|
|
synonym); <code>emacs</code> is equivalent to <code>emacs-standard</code>.
|
|
Applications may add additional names.
|
|
The default value is <code>emacs</code>.
|
|
The value of the <code>editing-mode</code> variable also affects the
|
|
default keymap.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>keyseq-timeout</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Specifies the duration Readline will wait for a character when reading an
|
|
ambiguous key sequence (one that can form a complete key sequence using
|
|
the input read so far, or can take additional input to complete a longer
|
|
key sequence).
|
|
If no input is received within the timeout, Readline will use the shorter
|
|
but complete key sequence.
|
|
Readline uses this value to determine whether or not input is
|
|
available on the current input source (<code>rl_instream</code> by default).
|
|
The value is specified in milliseconds, so a value of 1000 means that
|
|
Readline will wait one second for additional input.
|
|
If this variable is set to a value less than or equal to zero, or to a
|
|
non-numeric value, Readline will wait until another key is pressed to
|
|
decide which key sequence to complete.
|
|
The default value is <code>500</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>mark-directories</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, completed directory names have a slash
|
|
appended. The default is ‘<samp>on</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-mark_002dmodified_002dlines'><span><code>mark-modified-lines</code><a href='#index-mark_002dmodified_002dlines' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This variable, when set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, causes Readline to display an
|
|
asterisk (‘<samp>*</samp>’) at the start of history lines which have been modified.
|
|
This variable is ‘<samp>off</samp>’ by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-mark_002dsymlinked_002ddirectories'><span><code>mark-symlinked-directories</code><a href='#index-mark_002dsymlinked_002ddirectories' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, completed names which are symbolic links
|
|
to directories have a slash appended (subject to the value of
|
|
<code>mark-directories</code>).
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-match_002dhidden_002dfiles'><span><code>match-hidden-files</code><a href='#index-match_002dhidden_002dfiles' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This variable, when set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, causes Readline to match files whose
|
|
names begin with a ‘<samp>.</samp>’ (hidden files) when performing filename
|
|
completion.
|
|
If set to ‘<samp>off</samp>’, the leading ‘<samp>.</samp>’ must be
|
|
supplied by the user in the filename to be completed.
|
|
This variable is ‘<samp>on</samp>’ by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-menu_002dcomplete_002ddisplay_002dprefix'><span><code>menu-complete-display-prefix</code><a href='#index-menu_002dcomplete_002ddisplay_002dprefix' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, menu completion displays the common prefix of the
|
|
list of possible completions (which may be empty) before cycling through
|
|
the list. The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-output_002dmeta'><span><code>output-meta</code><a href='#index-output_002dmeta' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline will display characters with the
|
|
eighth bit set directly rather than as a meta-prefixed escape
|
|
sequence.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’, but Readline will set it to ‘<samp>on</samp>’ if the
|
|
locale contains eight-bit characters.
|
|
This variable is dependent on the <code>LC_CTYPE</code> locale category, and
|
|
may change if the locale is changed.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-page_002dcompletions'><span><code>page-completions</code><a href='#index-page_002dcompletions' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline uses an internal <code>more</code>-like pager
|
|
to display a screenful of possible completions at a time.
|
|
This variable is ‘<samp>on</samp>’ by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>print-completions-horizontally</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline will display completions with matches
|
|
sorted horizontally in alphabetical order, rather than down the screen.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-revert_002dall_002dat_002dnewline'><span><code>revert-all-at-newline</code><a href='#index-revert_002dall_002dat_002dnewline' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, Readline will undo all changes to history lines
|
|
before returning when <code>accept-line</code> is executed. By default,
|
|
history lines may be modified and retain individual undo lists across
|
|
calls to <code>readline()</code>. The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-show_002dall_002dif_002dambiguous'><span><code>show-all-if-ambiguous</code><a href='#index-show_002dall_002dif_002dambiguous' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This alters the default behavior of the completion functions. If
|
|
set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’,
|
|
words which have more than one possible completion cause the
|
|
matches to be listed immediately instead of ringing the bell.
|
|
The default value is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-show_002dall_002dif_002dunmodified'><span><code>show-all-if-unmodified</code><a href='#index-show_002dall_002dif_002dunmodified' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This alters the default behavior of the completion functions in
|
|
a fashion similar to <var>show-all-if-ambiguous</var>.
|
|
If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’,
|
|
words which have more than one possible completion without any
|
|
possible partial completion (the possible completions don’t share
|
|
a common prefix) cause the matches to be listed immediately instead
|
|
of ringing the bell.
|
|
The default value is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-show_002dmode_002din_002dprompt'><span><code>show-mode-in-prompt</code><a href='#index-show_002dmode_002din_002dprompt' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, add a string to the beginning of the prompt
|
|
indicating the editing mode: emacs, vi command, or vi insertion.
|
|
The mode strings are user-settable (e.g., <var>emacs-mode-string</var>).
|
|
The default value is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-skip_002dcompleted_002dtext'><span><code>skip-completed-text</code><a href='#index-skip_002dcompleted_002dtext' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, this alters the default completion behavior when
|
|
inserting a single match into the line. It’s only active when
|
|
performing completion in the middle of a word. If enabled, Readline
|
|
does not insert characters from the completion that match characters
|
|
after point in the word being completed, so portions of the word
|
|
following the cursor are not duplicated.
|
|
For instance, if this is enabled, attempting completion when the cursor
|
|
is after the ‘<samp>e</samp>’ in ‘<samp>Makefile</samp>’ will result in ‘<samp>Makefile</samp>’
|
|
rather than ‘<samp>Makefilefile</samp>’, assuming there is a single possible
|
|
completion.
|
|
The default value is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-vi_002dcmd_002dmode_002dstring'><span><code>vi-cmd-mode-string</code><a href='#index-vi_002dcmd_002dmode_002dstring' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If the <var>show-mode-in-prompt</var> variable is enabled,
|
|
this string is displayed immediately before the last line of the primary
|
|
prompt when vi editing mode is active and in command mode.
|
|
The value is expanded like a
|
|
key binding, so the standard set of meta- and control prefixes and
|
|
backslash escape sequences is available.
|
|
Use the ‘<samp>\1</samp>’ and ‘<samp>\2</samp>’ escapes to begin and end sequences of
|
|
non-printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal control
|
|
sequence into the mode string.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>(cmd)</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-vi_002dins_002dmode_002dstring'><span><code>vi-ins-mode-string</code><a href='#index-vi_002dins_002dmode_002dstring' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If the <var>show-mode-in-prompt</var> variable is enabled,
|
|
this string is displayed immediately before the last line of the primary
|
|
prompt when vi editing mode is active and in insertion mode.
|
|
The value is expanded like a
|
|
key binding, so the standard set of meta- and control prefixes and
|
|
backslash escape sequences is available.
|
|
Use the ‘<samp>\1</samp>’ and ‘<samp>\2</samp>’ escapes to begin and end sequences of
|
|
non-printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal control
|
|
sequence into the mode string.
|
|
The default is ‘<samp>(ins)</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-visible_002dstats'><span><code>visible-stats</code><a href='#index-visible_002dstats' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If set to ‘<samp>on</samp>’, a character denoting a file’s type
|
|
is appended to the filename when listing possible
|
|
completions. The default is ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span>Key Bindings</span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The syntax for controlling key bindings in the init file is
|
|
simple. First you need to find the name of the command that you
|
|
want to change. The following sections contain tables of the command
|
|
name, the default keybinding, if any, and a short description of what
|
|
the command does.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Once you know the name of the command, simply place on a line
|
|
in the init file the name of the key
|
|
you wish to bind the command to, a colon, and then the name of the
|
|
command.
|
|
There can be no space between the key name and the colon – that will be
|
|
interpreted as part of the key name.
|
|
The name of the key can be expressed in different ways, depending on
|
|
what you find most comfortable.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>In addition to command names, Readline allows keys to be bound
|
|
to a string that is inserted when the key is pressed (a <var>macro</var>).
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><var>keyname</var>: <var><span class="nolinebreak">function-name</span></var> or <var>macro</var><!-- /@w --></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p><var>keyname</var> is the name of a key spelled out in English. For example:
|
|
</p><div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">Control-u: universal-argument
|
|
Meta-Rubout: backward-kill-word
|
|
Control-o: "> output"
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>In the example above, <kbd>C-u</kbd> is bound to the function
|
|
<code>universal-argument</code>,
|
|
<kbd>M-DEL</kbd> is bound to the function <code>backward-kill-word</code>, and
|
|
<kbd>C-o</kbd> is bound to run the macro
|
|
expressed on the right hand side (that is, to insert the text
|
|
‘<samp>> output</samp>’ into the line).
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>A number of symbolic character names are recognized while
|
|
processing this key binding syntax:
|
|
<var>DEL</var>,
|
|
<var>ESC</var>,
|
|
<var>ESCAPE</var>,
|
|
<var>LFD</var>,
|
|
<var>NEWLINE</var>,
|
|
<var>RET</var>,
|
|
<var>RETURN</var>,
|
|
<var>RUBOUT</var>,
|
|
<var>SPACE</var>,
|
|
<var>SPC</var>,
|
|
and
|
|
<var>TAB</var>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span>"<var>keyseq</var>": <var><span class="nolinebreak">function-name</span></var> or <var>macro</var><!-- /@w --></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p><var>keyseq</var> differs from <var>keyname</var> above in that strings
|
|
denoting an entire key sequence can be specified, by placing
|
|
the key sequence in double quotes. Some <small>GNU</small> Emacs style key
|
|
escapes can be used, as in the following example, but the
|
|
special character names are not recognized.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">"\C-u": universal-argument
|
|
"\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file
|
|
"\e[11~": "Function Key 1"
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>In the above example, <kbd>C-u</kbd> is again bound to the function
|
|
<code>universal-argument</code> (just as it was in the first example),
|
|
‘<samp><kbd>C-x</kbd> <kbd>C-r</kbd></samp>’ is bound to the function <code>re-read-init-file</code>,
|
|
and ‘<samp><span class="key">ESC</span> <span class="key">[</span> <span class="key">1</span> <span class="key">1</span> <span class="key">~</span></samp>’ is bound to insert
|
|
the text ‘<samp>Function Key 1</samp>’.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>The following <small>GNU</small> Emacs style escape sequences are available when
|
|
specifying key sequences:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><code><kbd>\C-</kbd></code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>control prefix
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code><kbd>\M-</kbd></code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>meta prefix
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code><kbd>\e</kbd></code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>an escape character
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code><kbd>\\</kbd></code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>backslash
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code><kbd>\"</kbd></code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p><tt class="key">"</tt>, a double quotation mark
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code><kbd>\'</kbd></code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p><tt class="key">'</tt>, a single quote or apostrophe
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>In addition to the <small>GNU</small> Emacs style escape sequences, a second
|
|
set of backslash escapes is available:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><code>\a</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>alert (bell)
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\b</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>backspace
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\d</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>delete
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\f</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>form feed
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\n</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>newline
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\r</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>carriage return
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\t</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>horizontal tab
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\v</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>vertical tab
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\<var>nnn</var></code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>the eight-bit character whose value is the octal value <var>nnn</var>
|
|
(one to three digits)
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>\x<var>HH</var></code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>the eight-bit character whose value is the hexadecimal value <var>HH</var>
|
|
(one or two hex digits)
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>When entering the text of a macro, single or double quotes must
|
|
be used to indicate a macro definition.
|
|
Unquoted text is assumed to be a function name.
|
|
In the macro body, the backslash escapes described above are expanded.
|
|
Backslash will quote any other character in the macro text,
|
|
including ‘<samp>"</samp>’ and ‘<samp>'</samp>’.
|
|
For example, the following binding will make ‘<samp><kbd>C-x</kbd> \</samp>’
|
|
insert a single ‘<samp>\</samp>’ into the line:
|
|
</p><div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">"\C-x\\": "\\"
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Conditional-Init-Constructs">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Sample-Init-File" accesskey="n" rel="next">Sample Init File</a>, Previous: <a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Init File Syntax</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Init-File" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Init File</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Conditional-Init-Constructs-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.3.2 Conditional Init Constructs</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Readline implements a facility similar in spirit to the conditional
|
|
compilation features of the C preprocessor which allows key
|
|
bindings and variable settings to be performed as the result
|
|
of tests. There are four parser directives used.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><code>$if</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <code>$if</code> construct allows bindings to be made based on the
|
|
editing mode, the terminal being used, or the application using
|
|
Readline. The text of the test, after any comparison operator,
|
|
extends to the end of the line;
|
|
unless otherwise noted, no characters are required to isolate it.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><code>mode</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <code>mode=</code> form of the <code>$if</code> directive is used to test
|
|
whether Readline is in <code>emacs</code> or <code>vi</code> mode.
|
|
This may be used in conjunction
|
|
with the ‘<samp>set keymap</samp>’ command, for instance, to set bindings in
|
|
the <code>emacs-standard</code> and <code>emacs-ctlx</code> keymaps only if
|
|
Readline is starting out in <code>emacs</code> mode.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>term</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <code>term=</code> form may be used to include terminal-specific
|
|
key bindings, perhaps to bind the key sequences output by the
|
|
terminal’s function keys. The word on the right side of the
|
|
‘<samp>=</samp>’ is tested against both the full name of the terminal and
|
|
the portion of the terminal name before the first ‘<samp>-</samp>’. This
|
|
allows <code>sun</code> to match both <code>sun</code> and <code>sun-cmd</code>,
|
|
for instance.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>version</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <code>version</code> test may be used to perform comparisons against
|
|
specific Readline versions.
|
|
The <code>version</code> expands to the current Readline version.
|
|
The set of comparison operators includes
|
|
‘<samp>=</samp>’ (and ‘<samp>==</samp>’), ‘<samp>!=</samp>’, ‘<samp><=</samp>’, ‘<samp>>=</samp>’, ‘<samp><</samp>’,
|
|
and ‘<samp>></samp>’.
|
|
The version number supplied on the right side of the operator consists
|
|
of a major version number, an optional decimal point, and an optional
|
|
minor version (e.g., ‘<samp>7.1</samp>’). If the minor version is omitted, it
|
|
is assumed to be ‘<samp>0</samp>’.
|
|
The operator may be separated from the string <code>version</code> and
|
|
from the version number argument by whitespace.
|
|
The following example sets a variable if the Readline version being used
|
|
is 7.0 or newer:
|
|
</p><div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">$if version >= 7.0
|
|
set show-mode-in-prompt on
|
|
$endif
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>application</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <var>application</var> construct is used to include
|
|
application-specific settings. Each program using the Readline
|
|
library sets the <var>application name</var>, and you can test for
|
|
a particular value.
|
|
This could be used to bind key sequences to functions useful for
|
|
a specific program. For instance, the following command adds a
|
|
key sequence that quotes the current or previous word in Bash:
|
|
</p><div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">$if Bash
|
|
# Quote the current or previous word
|
|
"\C-xq": "\eb\"\ef\""
|
|
$endif
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>variable</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <var>variable</var> construct provides simple equality tests for Readline
|
|
variables and values.
|
|
The permitted comparison operators are ‘<samp>=</samp>’, ‘<samp>==</samp>’, and ‘<samp>!=</samp>’.
|
|
The variable name must be separated from the comparison operator by
|
|
whitespace; the operator may be separated from the value on the right hand
|
|
side by whitespace.
|
|
Both string and boolean variables may be tested. Boolean variables must be
|
|
tested against the values <var>on</var> and <var>off</var>.
|
|
The following example is equivalent to the <code>mode=emacs</code> test described
|
|
above:
|
|
</p><div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">$if editing-mode == emacs
|
|
set show-mode-in-prompt on
|
|
$endif
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>$endif</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This command, as seen in the previous example, terminates an
|
|
<code>$if</code> command.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>$else</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Commands in this branch of the <code>$if</code> directive are executed if
|
|
the test fails.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>$include</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This directive takes a single filename as an argument and reads commands
|
|
and bindings from that file.
|
|
For example, the following directive reads from <samp>/etc/inputrc</samp>:
|
|
</p><div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">$include /etc/inputrc
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Sample-Init-File">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Previous: <a href="#Conditional-Init-Constructs" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Conditional Init Constructs</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Init-File" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Init File</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Sample-Init-File-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.3.3 Sample Init File</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Here is an example of an <var>inputrc</var> file. This illustrates key
|
|
binding, variable assignment, and conditional syntax.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example"># 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 system-wide 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 150 or more possible completions for a word,
|
|
# ask whether or not the user 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
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Bindable-Readline-Commands">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Readline-vi-Mode" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline vi Mode</a>, Previous: <a href="#Readline-Init-File" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Init File</a>, Up: <a href="#Command-Line-Editing" accesskey="u" rel="up">Command Line Editing</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Bindable-Readline-Commands-1"></span><h3 class="section">1.4 Bindable Readline Commands</h3>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<p>This section describes Readline commands that may be bound to key
|
|
sequences.
|
|
Command names without an accompanying key sequence are unbound by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>In the following descriptions, <em>point</em> refers to the current cursor
|
|
position, and <em>mark</em> refers to a cursor position saved by the
|
|
<code>set-mark</code> command.
|
|
The text between the point and mark is referred to as the <em>region</em>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<ul class="section-toc">
|
|
<li><a href="#Commands-For-Moving" accesskey="1">Commands For Moving</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Commands-For-History" accesskey="2">Commands For Manipulating The History</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Commands-For-Text" accesskey="3">Commands For Changing Text</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Commands-For-Killing" accesskey="4">Killing And Yanking</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Numeric-Arguments" accesskey="5">Specifying Numeric Arguments</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Commands-For-Completion" accesskey="6">Letting Readline Type For You</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Keyboard-Macros" accesskey="7">Keyboard Macros</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands" accesskey="8">Some Miscellaneous Commands</a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Commands-For-Moving">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Commands-For-History" accesskey="n" rel="next">Commands For Manipulating The History</a>, Up: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="u" rel="up">Bindable Readline Commands</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Commands-For-Moving-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.4.1 Commands For Moving</h4>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-beginning_002dof_002dline-_0028C_002da_0029'><span><code>beginning-of-line (C-a)</code><a href='#index-beginning_002dof_002dline-_0028C_002da_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move to the start of the current line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-end_002dof_002dline-_0028C_002de_0029'><span><code>end-of-line (C-e)</code><a href='#index-end_002dof_002dline-_0028C_002de_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
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<dd><p>Move to the end of the line.
|
|
</p>
|
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</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-forward_002dchar-_0028C_002df_0029'><span><code>forward-char (C-f)</code><a href='#index-forward_002dchar-_0028C_002df_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
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<dd><p>Move forward a character.
|
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</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-backward_002dchar-_0028C_002db_0029'><span><code>backward-char (C-b)</code><a href='#index-backward_002dchar-_0028C_002db_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
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<dd><p>Move back a character.
|
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</p>
|
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</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-forward_002dword-_0028M_002df_0029'><span><code>forward-word (M-f)</code><a href='#index-forward_002dword-_0028M_002df_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
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<dd><p>Move forward to the end of the next word.
|
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Words are composed of letters and digits.
|
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</p>
|
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</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-backward_002dword-_0028M_002db_0029'><span><code>backward-word (M-b)</code><a href='#index-backward_002dword-_0028M_002db_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
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<dd><p>Move back to the start of the current or previous word.
|
|
Words are composed of letters and digits.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
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</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-previous_002dscreen_002dline-_0028_0029'><span><code>previous-screen-line ()</code><a href='#index-previous_002dscreen_002dline-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Attempt to move point to the same physical screen column on the previous
|
|
physical screen line. This will not have the desired effect if the current
|
|
Readline line does not take up more than one physical line or if point is not
|
|
greater than the length of the prompt plus the screen width.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-next_002dscreen_002dline-_0028_0029'><span><code>next-screen-line ()</code><a href='#index-next_002dscreen_002dline-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Attempt to move point to the same physical screen column on the next
|
|
physical screen line. This will not have the desired effect if the current
|
|
Readline line does not take up more than one physical line or if the length
|
|
of the current Readline line is not greater than the length of the prompt
|
|
plus the screen width.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-clear_002ddisplay-_0028M_002dC_002dl_0029'><span><code>clear-display (M-C-l)</code><a href='#index-clear_002ddisplay-_0028M_002dC_002dl_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Clear the screen and, if possible, the terminal’s scrollback buffer,
|
|
then redraw the current line,
|
|
leaving the current line at the top of the screen.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-clear_002dscreen-_0028C_002dl_0029'><span><code>clear-screen (C-l)</code><a href='#index-clear_002dscreen-_0028C_002dl_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Clear the screen,
|
|
then redraw the current line,
|
|
leaving the current line at the top of the screen.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-redraw_002dcurrent_002dline-_0028_0029'><span><code>redraw-current-line ()</code><a href='#index-redraw_002dcurrent_002dline-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Refresh the current line. By default, this is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Commands-For-History">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Commands-For-Text" accesskey="n" rel="next">Commands For Changing Text</a>, Previous: <a href="#Commands-For-Moving" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Commands For Moving</a>, Up: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="u" rel="up">Bindable Readline Commands</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Commands-For-Manipulating-The-History"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.4.2 Commands For Manipulating The History</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-accept_002dline-_0028Newline-or-Return_0029'><span><code>accept-line (Newline or Return)</code><a href='#index-accept_002dline-_0028Newline-or-Return_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Accept the line regardless of where the cursor is.
|
|
If this line is
|
|
non-empty, it may be added to the history list for future recall with
|
|
<code>add_history()</code>.
|
|
If this line is a modified history line, the history line is restored
|
|
to its original state.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-previous_002dhistory-_0028C_002dp_0029'><span><code>previous-history (C-p)</code><a href='#index-previous_002dhistory-_0028C_002dp_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move ‘back’ through the history list, fetching the previous command.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-next_002dhistory-_0028C_002dn_0029'><span><code>next-history (C-n)</code><a href='#index-next_002dhistory-_0028C_002dn_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move ‘forward’ through the history list, fetching the next command.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-beginning_002dof_002dhistory-_0028M_002d_003c_0029'><span><code>beginning-of-history (M-<)</code><a href='#index-beginning_002dof_002dhistory-_0028M_002d_003c_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move to the first line in the history.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-end_002dof_002dhistory-_0028M_002d_003e_0029'><span><code>end-of-history (M->)</code><a href='#index-end_002dof_002dhistory-_0028M_002d_003e_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move to the end of the input history, i.e., the line currently
|
|
being entered.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-reverse_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028C_002dr_0029'><span><code>reverse-search-history (C-r)</code><a href='#index-reverse_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028C_002dr_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Search backward starting at the current line and moving ‘up’ through
|
|
the history as necessary. This is an incremental search.
|
|
This command sets the region to the matched text and activates the mark.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-forward_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028C_002ds_0029'><span><code>forward-search-history (C-s)</code><a href='#index-forward_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028C_002ds_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Search forward starting at the current line and moving ‘down’ through
|
|
the history as necessary. This is an incremental search.
|
|
This command sets the region to the matched text and activates the mark.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-non_002dincremental_002dreverse_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028M_002dp_0029'><span><code>non-incremental-reverse-search-history (M-p)</code><a href='#index-non_002dincremental_002dreverse_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028M_002dp_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Search backward starting at the current line and moving ‘up’
|
|
through the history as necessary using a non-incremental search
|
|
for a string supplied by the user.
|
|
The search string may match anywhere in a history line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-non_002dincremental_002dforward_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028M_002dn_0029'><span><code>non-incremental-forward-search-history (M-n)</code><a href='#index-non_002dincremental_002dforward_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028M_002dn_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Search forward starting at the current line and moving ‘down’
|
|
through the history as necessary using a non-incremental search
|
|
for a string supplied by the user.
|
|
The search string may match anywhere in a history line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-history_002dsearch_002dforward-_0028_0029'><span><code>history-search-forward ()</code><a href='#index-history_002dsearch_002dforward-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Search forward through the history for the string of characters
|
|
between the start of the current line and the point.
|
|
The search string must match at the beginning of a history line.
|
|
This is a non-incremental search.
|
|
By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-history_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028_0029'><span><code>history-search-backward ()</code><a href='#index-history_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Search backward through the history for the string of characters
|
|
between the start of the current line and the point.
|
|
The search string must match at the beginning of a history line.
|
|
This is a non-incremental search.
|
|
By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-history_002dsubstring_002dsearch_002dforward-_0028_0029'><span><code>history-substring-search-forward ()</code><a href='#index-history_002dsubstring_002dsearch_002dforward-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Search forward through the history for the string of characters
|
|
between the start of the current line and the point.
|
|
The search string may match anywhere in a history line.
|
|
This is a non-incremental search.
|
|
By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-history_002dsubstring_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028_0029'><span><code>history-substring-search-backward ()</code><a href='#index-history_002dsubstring_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Search backward through the history for the string of characters
|
|
between the start of the current line and the point.
|
|
The search string may match anywhere in a history line.
|
|
This is a non-incremental search.
|
|
By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-yank_002dnth_002darg-_0028M_002dC_002dy_0029'><span><code>yank-nth-arg (M-C-y)</code><a href='#index-yank_002dnth_002darg-_0028M_002dC_002dy_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Insert the first argument to the previous command (usually
|
|
the second word on the previous line) at point.
|
|
With an argument <var>n</var>,
|
|
insert the <var>n</var>th word from the previous command (the words
|
|
in the previous command begin with word 0). A negative argument
|
|
inserts the <var>n</var>th word from the end of the previous command.
|
|
Once the argument <var>n</var> is computed, the argument is extracted
|
|
as if the ‘<samp>!<var>n</var></samp>’ history expansion had been specified.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-yank_002dlast_002darg-_0028M_002d_002e-or-M_002d_005f_0029'><span><code>yank-last-arg (M-. or M-_)</code><a href='#index-yank_002dlast_002darg-_0028M_002d_002e-or-M_002d_005f_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Insert last argument to the previous command (the last word of the
|
|
previous history entry).
|
|
With a numeric argument, behave exactly like <code>yank-nth-arg</code>.
|
|
Successive calls to <code>yank-last-arg</code> move back through the history
|
|
list, inserting the last word (or the word specified by the argument to
|
|
the first call) of each line in turn.
|
|
Any numeric argument supplied to these successive calls determines
|
|
the direction to move through the history. A negative argument switches
|
|
the direction through the history (back or forward).
|
|
The history expansion facilities are used to extract the last argument,
|
|
as if the ‘<samp>!$</samp>’ history expansion had been specified.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-operate_002dand_002dget_002dnext-_0028C_002do_0029'><span><code>operate-and-get-next (C-o)</code><a href='#index-operate_002dand_002dget_002dnext-_0028C_002do_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Accept the current line for return to the calling application as if a
|
|
newline had been entered,
|
|
and fetch the next line relative to the current line from the history
|
|
for editing.
|
|
A numeric argument, if supplied, specifies the history entry to use instead
|
|
of the current line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-fetch_002dhistory-_0028_0029'><span><code>fetch-history ()</code><a href='#index-fetch_002dhistory-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>With a numeric argument, fetch that entry from the history list
|
|
and make it the current line.
|
|
Without an argument, move back to the first entry in the history list.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Commands-For-Text">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Commands-For-Killing" accesskey="n" rel="next">Killing And Yanking</a>, Previous: <a href="#Commands-For-History" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Commands For Manipulating The History</a>, Up: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="u" rel="up">Bindable Readline Commands</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Commands-For-Changing-Text"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.4.3 Commands For Changing Text</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-end_002dof_002dfile-_0028usually-C_002dd_0029'><span><code><i>end-of-file</i> (usually C-d)</code><a href='#index-end_002dof_002dfile-_0028usually-C_002dd_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The character indicating end-of-file as set, for example, by
|
|
<code>stty</code>. If this character is read when there are no characters
|
|
on the line, and point is at the beginning of the line, Readline
|
|
interprets it as the end of input and returns <small>EOF</small>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-delete_002dchar-_0028C_002dd_0029'><span><code>delete-char (C-d)</code><a href='#index-delete_002dchar-_0028C_002dd_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Delete the character at point. If this function is bound to the
|
|
same character as the tty <small>EOF</small> character, as <kbd>C-d</kbd>
|
|
commonly is, see above for the effects.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-backward_002ddelete_002dchar-_0028Rubout_0029'><span><code>backward-delete-char (Rubout)</code><a href='#index-backward_002ddelete_002dchar-_0028Rubout_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Delete the character behind the cursor. A numeric argument means
|
|
to kill the characters instead of deleting them.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-forward_002dbackward_002ddelete_002dchar-_0028_0029'><span><code>forward-backward-delete-char ()</code><a href='#index-forward_002dbackward_002ddelete_002dchar-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Delete the character under the cursor, unless the cursor is at the
|
|
end of the line, in which case the character behind the cursor is
|
|
deleted. By default, this is not bound to a key.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-quoted_002dinsert-_0028C_002dq-or-C_002dv_0029'><span><code>quoted-insert (C-q or C-v)</code><a href='#index-quoted_002dinsert-_0028C_002dq-or-C_002dv_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Add the next character typed to the line verbatim. This is
|
|
how to insert key sequences like <kbd>C-q</kbd>, for example.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-tab_002dinsert-_0028M_002dTAB_0029'><span><code>tab-insert (M-<span class="key">TAB</span>)</code><a href='#index-tab_002dinsert-_0028M_002dTAB_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Insert a tab character.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-self_002dinsert-_0028a_002c-b_002c-A_002c-1_002c-_0021_002c-_2026_0029'><span><code>self-insert (a, b, A, 1, !, …)</code><a href='#index-self_002dinsert-_0028a_002c-b_002c-A_002c-1_002c-_0021_002c-_2026_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Insert yourself.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-bracketed_002dpaste_002dbegin-_0028_0029'><span><code>bracketed-paste-begin ()</code><a href='#index-bracketed_002dpaste_002dbegin-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This function is intended to be bound to the "bracketed paste" escape
|
|
sequence sent by some terminals, and such a binding is assigned by default.
|
|
It allows Readline to insert the pasted text as a single unit without treating
|
|
each character as if it had been read from the keyboard. The characters
|
|
are inserted as if each one was bound to <code>self-insert</code> instead of
|
|
executing any editing commands.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Bracketed paste sets the region (the characters between point and the mark)
|
|
to the inserted text. It uses the concept of an <em>active mark</em>: when the
|
|
mark is active, Readline redisplay uses the terminal’s standout mode to
|
|
denote the region.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-transpose_002dchars-_0028C_002dt_0029'><span><code>transpose-chars (C-t)</code><a href='#index-transpose_002dchars-_0028C_002dt_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Drag the character before the cursor forward over
|
|
the character at the cursor, moving the
|
|
cursor forward as well. If the insertion point
|
|
is at the end of the line, then this
|
|
transposes the last two characters of the line.
|
|
Negative arguments have no effect.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-transpose_002dwords-_0028M_002dt_0029'><span><code>transpose-words (M-t)</code><a href='#index-transpose_002dwords-_0028M_002dt_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Drag the word before point past the word after point,
|
|
moving point past that word as well.
|
|
If the insertion point is at the end of the line, this transposes
|
|
the last two words on the line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-upcase_002dword-_0028M_002du_0029'><span><code>upcase-word (M-u)</code><a href='#index-upcase_002dword-_0028M_002du_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Uppercase the current (or following) word. With a negative argument,
|
|
uppercase the previous word, but do not move the cursor.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-downcase_002dword-_0028M_002dl_0029'><span><code>downcase-word (M-l)</code><a href='#index-downcase_002dword-_0028M_002dl_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Lowercase the current (or following) word. With a negative argument,
|
|
lowercase the previous word, but do not move the cursor.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-capitalize_002dword-_0028M_002dc_0029'><span><code>capitalize-word (M-c)</code><a href='#index-capitalize_002dword-_0028M_002dc_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Capitalize the current (or following) word. With a negative argument,
|
|
capitalize the previous word, but do not move the cursor.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-overwrite_002dmode-_0028_0029'><span><code>overwrite-mode ()</code><a href='#index-overwrite_002dmode-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Toggle overwrite mode. With an explicit positive numeric argument,
|
|
switches to overwrite mode. With an explicit non-positive numeric
|
|
argument, switches to insert mode. This command affects only
|
|
<code>emacs</code> mode; <code>vi</code> mode does overwrite differently.
|
|
Each call to <code>readline()</code> starts in insert mode.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>In overwrite mode, characters bound to <code>self-insert</code> replace
|
|
the text at point rather than pushing the text to the right.
|
|
Characters bound to <code>backward-delete-char</code> replace the character
|
|
before point with a space.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Commands-For-Killing">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Numeric-Arguments" accesskey="n" rel="next">Specifying Numeric Arguments</a>, Previous: <a href="#Commands-For-Text" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Commands For Changing Text</a>, Up: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="u" rel="up">Bindable Readline Commands</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
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</div>
|
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<span id="Killing-And-Yanking"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.4.4 Killing And Yanking</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-kill_002dline-_0028C_002dk_0029'><span><code>kill-line (C-k)</code><a href='#index-kill_002dline-_0028C_002dk_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill the text from point to the end of the line.
|
|
With a negative numeric argument, kill backward from the cursor to the
|
|
beginning of the current line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-backward_002dkill_002dline-_0028C_002dx-Rubout_0029'><span><code>backward-kill-line (C-x Rubout)</code><a href='#index-backward_002dkill_002dline-_0028C_002dx-Rubout_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill backward from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
|
|
With a negative numeric argument, kill forward from the cursor to the
|
|
end of the current line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-unix_002dline_002ddiscard-_0028C_002du_0029'><span><code>unix-line-discard (C-u)</code><a href='#index-unix_002dline_002ddiscard-_0028C_002du_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill backward from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-kill_002dwhole_002dline-_0028_0029'><span><code>kill-whole-line ()</code><a href='#index-kill_002dwhole_002dline-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill all characters on the current line, no matter where point is.
|
|
By default, this is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-kill_002dword-_0028M_002dd_0029'><span><code>kill-word (M-d)</code><a href='#index-kill_002dword-_0028M_002dd_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill from point to the end of the current word, or if between
|
|
words, to the end of the next word.
|
|
Word boundaries are the same as <code>forward-word</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-backward_002dkill_002dword-_0028M_002dDEL_0029'><span><code>backward-kill-word (M-<span class="key">DEL</span>)</code><a href='#index-backward_002dkill_002dword-_0028M_002dDEL_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill the word behind point.
|
|
Word boundaries are the same as <code>backward-word</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-shell_002dtranspose_002dwords-_0028M_002dC_002dt_0029'><span><code>shell-transpose-words (M-C-t)</code><a href='#index-shell_002dtranspose_002dwords-_0028M_002dC_002dt_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Drag the word before point past the word after point,
|
|
moving point past that word as well.
|
|
If the insertion point is at the end of the line, this transposes
|
|
the last two words on the line.
|
|
Word boundaries are the same as <code>shell-forward-word</code> and
|
|
<code>shell-backward-word</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-unix_002dword_002drubout-_0028C_002dw_0029'><span><code>unix-word-rubout (C-w)</code><a href='#index-unix_002dword_002drubout-_0028C_002dw_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill the word behind point, using white space as a word boundary.
|
|
The killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-unix_002dfilename_002drubout-_0028_0029'><span><code>unix-filename-rubout ()</code><a href='#index-unix_002dfilename_002drubout-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill the word behind point, using white space and the slash character
|
|
as the word boundaries.
|
|
The killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-delete_002dhorizontal_002dspace-_0028_0029'><span><code>delete-horizontal-space ()</code><a href='#index-delete_002dhorizontal_002dspace-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Delete all spaces and tabs around point. By default, this is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-kill_002dregion-_0028_0029'><span><code>kill-region ()</code><a href='#index-kill_002dregion-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Kill the text in the current region.
|
|
By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-copy_002dregion_002das_002dkill-_0028_0029'><span><code>copy-region-as-kill ()</code><a href='#index-copy_002dregion_002das_002dkill-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Copy the text in the region to the kill buffer, so it can be yanked
|
|
right away. By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-copy_002dbackward_002dword-_0028_0029'><span><code>copy-backward-word ()</code><a href='#index-copy_002dbackward_002dword-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Copy the word before point to the kill buffer.
|
|
The word boundaries are the same as <code>backward-word</code>.
|
|
By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-copy_002dforward_002dword-_0028_0029'><span><code>copy-forward-word ()</code><a href='#index-copy_002dforward_002dword-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Copy the word following point to the kill buffer.
|
|
The word boundaries are the same as <code>forward-word</code>.
|
|
By default, this command is unbound.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-yank-_0028C_002dy_0029'><span><code>yank (C-y)</code><a href='#index-yank-_0028C_002dy_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Yank the top of the kill ring into the buffer at point.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-yank_002dpop-_0028M_002dy_0029'><span><code>yank-pop (M-y)</code><a href='#index-yank_002dpop-_0028M_002dy_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Rotate the kill-ring, and yank the new top. You can only do this if
|
|
the prior command is <code>yank</code> or <code>yank-pop</code>.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Numeric-Arguments">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Commands-For-Completion" accesskey="n" rel="next">Letting Readline Type For You</a>, Previous: <a href="#Commands-For-Killing" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Killing And Yanking</a>, Up: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="u" rel="up">Bindable Readline Commands</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Specifying-Numeric-Arguments"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.4.5 Specifying Numeric Arguments</h4>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-digit_002dargument-_0028M_002d0_002c-M_002d1_002c-_2026-M_002d_002d_0029'><span><code>digit-argument (<kbd>M-0</kbd>, <kbd>M-1</kbd>, … <kbd>M--</kbd>)</code><a href='#index-digit_002dargument-_0028M_002d0_002c-M_002d1_002c-_2026-M_002d_002d_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Add this digit to the argument already accumulating, or start a new
|
|
argument. <kbd>M--</kbd> starts a negative argument.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-universal_002dargument-_0028_0029'><span><code>universal-argument ()</code><a href='#index-universal_002dargument-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This is another way to specify an argument.
|
|
If this command is followed by one or more digits, optionally with a
|
|
leading minus sign, those digits define the argument.
|
|
If the command is followed by digits, executing <code>universal-argument</code>
|
|
again ends the numeric argument, but is otherwise ignored.
|
|
As a special case, if this command is immediately followed by a
|
|
character that is neither a digit nor minus sign, the argument count
|
|
for the next command is multiplied by four.
|
|
The argument count is initially one, so executing this function the
|
|
first time makes the argument count four, a second time makes the
|
|
argument count sixteen, and so on.
|
|
By default, this is not bound to a key.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Commands-For-Completion">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Keyboard-Macros" accesskey="n" rel="next">Keyboard Macros</a>, Previous: <a href="#Numeric-Arguments" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Specifying Numeric Arguments</a>, Up: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="u" rel="up">Bindable Readline Commands</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Letting-Readline-Type-For-You"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.4.6 Letting Readline Type For You</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-complete-_0028TAB_0029'><span><code>complete (<span class="key">TAB</span>)</code><a href='#index-complete-_0028TAB_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Attempt to perform completion on the text before point.
|
|
The actual completion performed is application-specific.
|
|
The default is filename completion.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-possible_002dcompletions-_0028M_002d_003f_0029'><span><code>possible-completions (M-?)</code><a href='#index-possible_002dcompletions-_0028M_002d_003f_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>List the possible completions of the text before point.
|
|
When displaying completions, Readline sets the number of columns used
|
|
for display to the value of <code>completion-display-width</code>, the value of
|
|
the environment variable <code>COLUMNS</code>, or the screen width, in that order.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-insert_002dcompletions-_0028M_002d_002a_0029'><span><code>insert-completions (M-*)</code><a href='#index-insert_002dcompletions-_0028M_002d_002a_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Insert all completions of the text before point that would have
|
|
been generated by <code>possible-completions</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-menu_002dcomplete-_0028_0029'><span><code>menu-complete ()</code><a href='#index-menu_002dcomplete-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Similar to <code>complete</code>, but replaces the word to be completed
|
|
with a single match from the list of possible completions.
|
|
Repeated execution of <code>menu-complete</code> steps through the list
|
|
of possible completions, inserting each match in turn.
|
|
At the end of the list of completions, the bell is rung
|
|
(subject to the setting of <code>bell-style</code>)
|
|
and the original text is restored.
|
|
An argument of <var>n</var> moves <var>n</var> positions forward in the list
|
|
of matches; a negative argument may be used to move backward
|
|
through the list.
|
|
This command is intended to be bound to <tt class="key">TAB</tt>, but is unbound
|
|
by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-menu_002dcomplete_002dbackward-_0028_0029'><span><code>menu-complete-backward ()</code><a href='#index-menu_002dcomplete_002dbackward-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Identical to <code>menu-complete</code>, but moves backward through the list
|
|
of possible completions, as if <code>menu-complete</code> had been given a
|
|
negative argument.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-delete_002dchar_002dor_002dlist-_0028_0029'><span><code>delete-char-or-list ()</code><a href='#index-delete_002dchar_002dor_002dlist-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Deletes the character under the cursor if not at the beginning or
|
|
end of the line (like <code>delete-char</code>).
|
|
If at the end of the line, behaves identically to
|
|
<code>possible-completions</code>.
|
|
This command is unbound by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Keyboard-Macros">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands" accesskey="n" rel="next">Some Miscellaneous Commands</a>, Previous: <a href="#Commands-For-Completion" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Letting Readline Type For You</a>, Up: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="u" rel="up">Bindable Readline Commands</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Keyboard-Macros-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.4.7 Keyboard Macros</h4>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-start_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-_0028_0029'><span><code>start-kbd-macro (C-x ()</code><a href='#index-start_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Begin saving the characters typed into the current keyboard macro.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-end_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-_0029_0029'><span><code>end-kbd-macro (C-x ))</code><a href='#index-end_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-_0029_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Stop saving the characters typed into the current keyboard macro
|
|
and save the definition.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-call_002dlast_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-e_0029'><span><code>call-last-kbd-macro (C-x e)</code><a href='#index-call_002dlast_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-e_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Re-execute the last keyboard macro defined, by making the characters
|
|
in the macro appear as if typed at the keyboard.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-print_002dlast_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028_0029'><span><code>print-last-kbd-macro ()</code><a href='#index-print_002dlast_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Print the last keyboard macro defined in a format suitable for the
|
|
<var>inputrc</var> file.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Miscellaneous-Commands">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Previous: <a href="#Keyboard-Macros" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Keyboard Macros</a>, Up: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="u" rel="up">Bindable Readline Commands</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Some-Miscellaneous-Commands"></span><h4 class="subsection">1.4.8 Some Miscellaneous Commands</h4>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt id='index-re_002dread_002dinit_002dfile-_0028C_002dx-C_002dr_0029'><span><code>re-read-init-file (C-x C-r)</code><a href='#index-re_002dread_002dinit_002dfile-_0028C_002dx-C_002dr_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Read in the contents of the <var>inputrc</var> file, and incorporate
|
|
any bindings or variable assignments found there.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-abort-_0028C_002dg_0029'><span><code>abort (C-g)</code><a href='#index-abort-_0028C_002dg_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Abort the current editing command and
|
|
ring the terminal’s bell (subject to the setting of
|
|
<code>bell-style</code>).
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-do_002dlowercase_002dversion-_0028M_002dA_002c-M_002dB_002c-M_002dx_002c-_2026_0029'><span><code>do-lowercase-version (M-A, M-B, M-<var>x</var>, …)</code><a href='#index-do_002dlowercase_002dversion-_0028M_002dA_002c-M_002dB_002c-M_002dx_002c-_2026_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If the metafied character <var>x</var> is upper case, run the command
|
|
that is bound to the corresponding metafied lower case character.
|
|
The behavior is undefined if <var>x</var> is already lower case.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-prefix_002dmeta-_0028ESC_0029'><span><code>prefix-meta (<span class="key">ESC</span>)</code><a href='#index-prefix_002dmeta-_0028ESC_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Metafy the next character typed. This is for keyboards
|
|
without a meta key. Typing ‘<samp><span class="key">ESC</span> f</samp>’ is equivalent to typing
|
|
<kbd>M-f</kbd>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-undo-_0028C_002d_005f-or-C_002dx-C_002du_0029'><span><code>undo (C-_ or C-x C-u)</code><a href='#index-undo-_0028C_002d_005f-or-C_002dx-C_002du_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Incremental undo, separately remembered for each line.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-revert_002dline-_0028M_002dr_0029'><span><code>revert-line (M-r)</code><a href='#index-revert_002dline-_0028M_002dr_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Undo all changes made to this line. This is like executing the <code>undo</code>
|
|
command enough times to get back to the beginning.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-tilde_002dexpand-_0028M_002d_007e_0029'><span><code>tilde-expand (M-~)</code><a href='#index-tilde_002dexpand-_0028M_002d_007e_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Perform tilde expansion on the current word.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-set_002dmark-_0028C_002d_0040_0029'><span><code>set-mark (C-@)</code><a href='#index-set_002dmark-_0028C_002d_0040_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set the mark to the point. If a
|
|
numeric argument is supplied, the mark is set to that position.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-exchange_002dpoint_002dand_002dmark-_0028C_002dx-C_002dx_0029'><span><code>exchange-point-and-mark (C-x C-x)</code><a href='#index-exchange_002dpoint_002dand_002dmark-_0028C_002dx-C_002dx_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Swap the point with the mark. The current cursor position is set to
|
|
the saved position, and the old cursor position is saved as the mark.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-character_002dsearch-_0028C_002d_005d_0029'><span><code>character-search (C-])</code><a href='#index-character_002dsearch-_0028C_002d_005d_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A character is read and point is moved to the next occurrence of that
|
|
character. A negative argument searches for previous occurrences.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-character_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028M_002dC_002d_005d_0029'><span><code>character-search-backward (M-C-])</code><a href='#index-character_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028M_002dC_002d_005d_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A character is read and point is moved to the previous occurrence
|
|
of that character. A negative argument searches for subsequent
|
|
occurrences.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-skip_002dcsi_002dsequence-_0028_0029'><span><code>skip-csi-sequence ()</code><a href='#index-skip_002dcsi_002dsequence-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Read enough characters to consume a multi-key sequence such as those
|
|
defined for keys like Home and End. Such sequences begin with a
|
|
Control Sequence Indicator (CSI), usually ESC-[. If this sequence is
|
|
bound to "\e[", keys producing such sequences will have no effect
|
|
unless explicitly bound to a Readline command, instead of inserting
|
|
stray characters into the editing buffer. This is unbound by default,
|
|
but usually bound to ESC-[.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-insert_002dcomment-_0028M_002d_0023_0029'><span><code>insert-comment (M-#)</code><a href='#index-insert_002dcomment-_0028M_002d_0023_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Without a numeric argument, the value of the <code>comment-begin</code>
|
|
variable is inserted at the beginning of the current line.
|
|
If a numeric argument is supplied, this command acts as a toggle: if
|
|
the characters at the beginning of the line do not match the value
|
|
of <code>comment-begin</code>, the value is inserted, otherwise
|
|
the characters in <code>comment-begin</code> are deleted from the beginning of
|
|
the line.
|
|
In either case, the line is accepted as if a newline had been typed.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-dump_002dfunctions-_0028_0029'><span><code>dump-functions ()</code><a href='#index-dump_002dfunctions-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Print all of the functions and their key bindings to the
|
|
Readline output stream. If a numeric argument is supplied,
|
|
the output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part
|
|
of an <var>inputrc</var> file. This command is unbound by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-dump_002dvariables-_0028_0029'><span><code>dump-variables ()</code><a href='#index-dump_002dvariables-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Print all of the settable variables and their values to the
|
|
Readline output stream. If a numeric argument is supplied,
|
|
the output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part
|
|
of an <var>inputrc</var> file. This command is unbound by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-dump_002dmacros-_0028_0029'><span><code>dump-macros ()</code><a href='#index-dump_002dmacros-_0028_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Print all of the Readline key sequences bound to macros and the
|
|
strings they output. If a numeric argument is supplied,
|
|
the output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part
|
|
of an <var>inputrc</var> file. This command is unbound by default.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-emacs_002dediting_002dmode-_0028C_002de_0029'><span><code>emacs-editing-mode (C-e)</code><a href='#index-emacs_002dediting_002dmode-_0028C_002de_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When in <code>vi</code> command mode, this causes a switch to <code>emacs</code>
|
|
editing mode.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt id='index-vi_002dediting_002dmode-_0028M_002dC_002dj_0029'><span><code>vi-editing-mode (M-C-j)</code><a href='#index-vi_002dediting_002dmode-_0028M_002dC_002dj_0029' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When in <code>emacs</code> editing mode, this causes a switch to <code>vi</code>
|
|
editing mode.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Readline-vi-Mode">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Previous: <a href="#Bindable-Readline-Commands" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Bindable Readline Commands</a>, Up: <a href="#Command-Line-Editing" accesskey="u" rel="up">Command Line Editing</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-vi-Mode-1"></span><h3 class="section">1.5 Readline vi Mode</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>While the Readline library does not have a full set of <code>vi</code>
|
|
editing functions, it does contain enough to allow simple editing
|
|
of the line. The Readline <code>vi</code> mode behaves as specified in
|
|
the <small>POSIX</small> standard.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>In order to switch interactively between <code>emacs</code> and <code>vi</code>
|
|
editing modes, use the command <kbd>M-C-j</kbd> (bound to emacs-editing-mode
|
|
when in <code>vi</code> mode and to vi-editing-mode in <code>emacs</code> mode).
|
|
The Readline default is <code>emacs</code> mode.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>When you enter a line in <code>vi</code> mode, you are already placed in
|
|
‘insertion’ mode, as if you had typed an ‘<samp>i</samp>’. Pressing <tt class="key">ESC</tt>
|
|
switches you into ‘command’ mode, where you can edit the text of the
|
|
line with the standard <code>vi</code> movement keys, move to previous
|
|
history lines with ‘<samp>k</samp>’ and subsequent lines with ‘<samp>j</samp>’, and
|
|
so forth.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="chapter" id="Programming-with-GNU-Readline">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#GNU-Free-Documentation-License" accesskey="n" rel="next">GNU Free Documentation License</a>, Previous: <a href="#Command-Line-Editing" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Command Line Editing</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">GNU Readline Library</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Programming-with-GNU-Readline-1"></span><h2 class="chapter">2 Programming with GNU Readline</h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>This chapter describes the interface between the <small>GNU</small> Readline Library and
|
|
other programs. If you are a programmer, and you wish to include the
|
|
features found in <small>GNU</small> Readline
|
|
such as completion, line editing, and interactive history manipulation
|
|
in your own programs, this section is for you.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul class="section-toc">
|
|
<li><a href="#Basic-Behavior" accesskey="1">Basic Behavior</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Custom-Functions" accesskey="2">Custom Functions</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Readline-Variables" accesskey="3">Readline Variables</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="4">Readline Convenience Functions</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling" accesskey="5">Readline Signal Handling</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Custom-Completers" accesskey="6">Custom Completers</a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Basic-Behavior">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Custom-Functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">Custom Functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline" accesskey="u" rel="up">Programming with GNU Readline</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Basic-Behavior-1"></span><h3 class="section">2.1 Basic Behavior</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>Many programs provide a command line interface, such as <code>mail</code>,
|
|
<code>ftp</code>, and <code>sh</code>. For such programs, the default behaviour of
|
|
Readline is sufficient. This section describes how to use Readline in
|
|
the simplest way possible, perhaps to replace calls in your code to
|
|
<code>gets()</code> or <code>fgets()</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<span id="index-readline"></span>
|
|
<span id="index-readline_002c-function"></span>
|
|
|
|
<p>The function <code>readline()</code> prints a prompt <var>prompt</var>
|
|
and then reads and returns a single line of text from the user.
|
|
If <var>prompt</var> is <code>NULL</code> or the empty string, no prompt is displayed.
|
|
The line <code>readline</code> returns is allocated with <code>malloc()</code>;
|
|
the caller should <code>free()</code> the line when it has finished with it.
|
|
The declaration for <code>readline</code> in ANSI C is
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example"><code>char *readline (const char *<var>prompt</var>);</code>
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>So, one might say
|
|
</p><div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example"><code>char *line = readline ("Enter a line: ");</code>
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
<p>in order to read a line of text from the user.
|
|
The line returned has the final newline removed, so only the
|
|
text remains.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>If <code>readline</code> encounters an <code>EOF</code> while reading the line, and the
|
|
line is empty at that point, then <code>(char *)NULL</code> is returned.
|
|
Otherwise, the line is ended just as if a newline had been typed.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Readline performs some expansion on the <var>prompt</var> before it is
|
|
displayed on the screen. See the description of <code>rl_expand_prompt</code>
|
|
(see <a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a>) for additional details, especially if <var>prompt</var>
|
|
will contain characters that do not consume physical screen space when
|
|
displayed.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>If you want the user to be able to get at the line later, (with
|
|
<tt class="key">C-p</tt> for example), you must call <code>add_history()</code> to save the
|
|
line away in a <em>history</em> list of such lines.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example"><code>add_history (line)</code>;
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>For full details on the GNU History Library, see the associated manual.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>It is preferable to avoid saving empty lines on the history list, since
|
|
users rarely have a burning need to reuse a blank line. Here is
|
|
a function which usefully replaces the standard <code>gets()</code> library
|
|
function, and has the advantage of no static buffer to overflow:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">/* A static variable for holding the line. */
|
|
static char *line_read = (char *)NULL;
|
|
|
|
/* Read a string, and return a pointer to it.
|
|
Returns NULL on EOF. */
|
|
char *
|
|
rl_gets ()
|
|
{
|
|
/* If the buffer has already been allocated,
|
|
return the memory to the free pool. */
|
|
if (line_read)
|
|
{
|
|
free (line_read);
|
|
line_read = (char *)NULL;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Get a line from the user. */
|
|
line_read = readline ("");
|
|
|
|
/* If the line has any text in it,
|
|
save it on the history. */
|
|
if (line_read && *line_read)
|
|
add_history (line_read);
|
|
|
|
return (line_read);
|
|
}
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>This function gives the user the default behaviour of <tt class="key">TAB</tt>
|
|
completion: completion on file names. If you do not want Readline to
|
|
complete on filenames, you can change the binding of the <tt class="key">TAB</tt> key
|
|
with <code>rl_bind_key()</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example"><code>int rl_bind_key (int <var>key</var>, rl_command_func_t *<var>function</var>);</code>
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p><code>rl_bind_key()</code> takes two arguments: <var>key</var> is the character that
|
|
you want to bind, and <var>function</var> is the address of the function to
|
|
call when <var>key</var> is pressed. Binding <tt class="key">TAB</tt> to <code>rl_insert()</code>
|
|
makes <tt class="key">TAB</tt> insert itself.
|
|
<code>rl_bind_key()</code> returns non-zero if <var>key</var> is not a valid
|
|
ASCII character code (between 0 and 255).
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Thus, to disable the default <tt class="key">TAB</tt> behavior, the following suffices:
|
|
</p><div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example"><code>rl_bind_key ('\t', rl_insert);</code>
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>This code should be executed once at the start of your program; you
|
|
might write a function called <code>initialize_readline()</code> which
|
|
performs this and other desired initializations, such as installing
|
|
custom completers (see <a href="#Custom-Completers">Custom Completers</a>).
|
|
</p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Custom-Functions">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Readline-Variables" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline Variables</a>, Previous: <a href="#Basic-Behavior" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Basic Behavior</a>, Up: <a href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline" accesskey="u" rel="up">Programming with GNU Readline</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Custom-Functions-1"></span><h3 class="section">2.2 Custom Functions</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>Readline provides many functions for manipulating the text of
|
|
the line, but it isn’t possible to anticipate the needs of all
|
|
programs. This section describes the various functions and variables
|
|
defined within the Readline library which allow a user program to add
|
|
customized functionality to Readline.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Before declaring any functions that customize Readline’s behavior, or
|
|
using any functionality Readline provides in other code, an
|
|
application writer should include the file <code><readline/readline.h></code>
|
|
in any file that uses Readline’s features. Since some of the definitions
|
|
in <code>readline.h</code> use the <code>stdio</code> library, the file
|
|
<code><stdio.h></code> should be included before <code>readline.h</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p><code>readline.h</code> defines a C preprocessor variable that should
|
|
be treated as an integer, <code>RL_READLINE_VERSION</code>, which may
|
|
be used to conditionally compile application code depending on
|
|
the installed Readline version. The value is a hexadecimal
|
|
encoding of the major and minor version numbers of the library,
|
|
of the form 0x<var>MMmm</var>. <var>MM</var> is the two-digit major
|
|
version number; <var>mm</var> is the two-digit minor version number.
|
|
For Readline 4.2, for example, the value of
|
|
<code>RL_READLINE_VERSION</code> would be <code>0x0402</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul class="section-toc">
|
|
<li><a href="#Readline-Typedefs" accesskey="1">Readline Typedefs</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Function-Writing" accesskey="2">Writing a New Function</a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Readline-Typedefs">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Function-Writing" accesskey="n" rel="next">Writing a New Function</a>, Up: <a href="#Custom-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Custom Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-Typedefs-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.2.1 Readline Typedefs</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>For readability, we declare a number of new object types, all pointers
|
|
to functions.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The reason for declaring these new types is to make it easier to write
|
|
code describing pointers to C functions with appropriately prototyped
|
|
arguments and return values.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>For instance, say we want to declare a variable <var>func</var> as a pointer
|
|
to a function which takes two <code>int</code> arguments and returns an
|
|
<code>int</code> (this is the type of all of the Readline bindable functions).
|
|
Instead of the classic C declaration
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p><code>int (*func)();</code>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>or the ANSI-C style declaration
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p><code>int (*func)(int, int);</code>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>we may write
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p><code>rl_command_func_t *func;</code>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The full list of function pointer types available is
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef int rl_command_func_t (int, int);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef char *rl_compentry_func_t (const char *, int);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef char **rl_completion_func_t (const char *, int, int);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef char *rl_quote_func_t (char *, int, char *);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef char *rl_dequote_func_t (char *, int);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef int rl_compignore_func_t (char **);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef void rl_compdisp_func_t (char **, int, int);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef int rl_hook_func_t (void);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef int rl_getc_func_t (FILE *);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef int rl_linebuf_func_t (char *, int);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef int rl_intfunc_t (int);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>#define rl_ivoidfunc_t rl_hook_func_t</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef int rl_icpfunc_t (char *);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef int rl_icppfunc_t (char **);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef void rl_voidfunc_t (void);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef void rl_vintfunc_t (int);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef void rl_vcpfunc_t (char *);</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dt><span><code>typedef void rl_vcppfunc_t (char **);</code></span></dt>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Function-Writing">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Previous: <a href="#Readline-Typedefs" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Typedefs</a>, Up: <a href="#Custom-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Custom Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Writing-a-New-Function"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.2.2 Writing a New Function</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>In order to write new functions for Readline, you need to know the
|
|
calling conventions for keyboard-invoked functions, and the names of the
|
|
variables that describe the current state of the line read so far.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The calling sequence for a command <code>foo</code> looks like
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example"><code>int foo (int count, int key)</code>
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>where <var>count</var> is the numeric argument (or 1 if defaulted) and
|
|
<var>key</var> is the key that invoked this function.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>It is completely up to the function as to what should be done with the
|
|
numeric argument. Some functions use it as a repeat count, some
|
|
as a flag, and others to choose alternate behavior (refreshing the current
|
|
line as opposed to refreshing the screen, for example). Some choose to
|
|
ignore it. In general, if a
|
|
function uses the numeric argument as a repeat count, it should be able
|
|
to do something useful with both negative and positive arguments.
|
|
At the very least, it should be aware that it can be passed a
|
|
negative argument.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>A command function should return 0 if its action completes successfully,
|
|
and a value greater than zero if some error occurs.
|
|
This is the convention obeyed by all of the builtin Readline bindable
|
|
command functions.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Readline-Variables">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline Convenience Functions</a>, Previous: <a href="#Custom-Functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Custom Functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline" accesskey="u" rel="up">Programming with GNU Readline</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-Variables-1"></span><h3 class="section">2.3 Readline Variables</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>These variables are available to function writers.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fline_005fbuffer"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_line_buffer</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fline_005fbuffer' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This is the line gathered so far. You are welcome to modify the
|
|
contents of the line, but see <a href="#Allowing-Undoing">Allowing Undoing</a>. The
|
|
function <code>rl_extend_line_buffer</code> is available to increase
|
|
the memory allocated to <code>rl_line_buffer</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fpoint"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_point</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fpoint' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The offset of the current cursor position in <code>rl_line_buffer</code>
|
|
(the <em>point</em>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fend"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_end</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fend' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The number of characters present in <code>rl_line_buffer</code>. When
|
|
<code>rl_point</code> is at the end of the line, <code>rl_point</code> and
|
|
<code>rl_end</code> are equal.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fmark"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_mark</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fmark' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The <var>mark</var> (saved position) in the current line. If set, the mark
|
|
and point define a <em>region</em>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdone"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_done</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fdone' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Setting this to a non-zero value causes Readline to return the current
|
|
line immediately.
|
|
Readline will set this variable when it has read a key sequence bound
|
|
to <code>accept-line</code> and is about to return the line to the caller.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005feof_005ffound"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_eof_found</strong><a href='#index-rl_005feof_005ffound' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline will set this variable when it has read an EOF character (e.g., the
|
|
stty ‘<samp>EOF</samp>’ character) on an empty line or encountered a read error and
|
|
is about to return a NULL line to the caller.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fnum_005fchars_005fto_005fread"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_num_chars_to_read</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fnum_005fchars_005fto_005fread' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Setting this to a positive value before calling <code>readline()</code> causes
|
|
Readline to return after accepting that many characters, rather
|
|
than reading up to a character bound to <code>accept-line</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fpending_005finput"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_pending_input</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fpending_005finput' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Setting this to a value makes it the next keystroke read. This is a
|
|
way to stuff a single character into the input stream.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdispatching"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_dispatching</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fdispatching' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set to a non-zero value if a function is being called from a key binding;
|
|
zero otherwise. Application functions can test this to discover whether
|
|
they were called directly or by Readline’s dispatching mechanism.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ferase_005fempty_005fline"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_erase_empty_line</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ferase_005fempty_005fline' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Setting this to a non-zero value causes Readline to completely erase
|
|
the current line, including any prompt, any time a newline is typed as
|
|
the only character on an otherwise-empty line. The cursor is moved to
|
|
the beginning of the newly-blank line.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fprompt"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_prompt</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fprompt' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The prompt Readline uses. This is set from the argument to
|
|
<code>readline()</code>, and should not be assigned to directly.
|
|
The <code>rl_set_prompt()</code> function (see <a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a>) may
|
|
be used to modify the prompt string after calling <code>readline()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdisplay_005fprompt"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_display_prompt</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fdisplay_005fprompt' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The string displayed as the prompt. This is usually identical to
|
|
<var>rl_prompt</var>, but may be changed temporarily by functions that
|
|
use the prompt string as a message area, such as incremental search.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005falready_005fprompted"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_already_prompted</strong><a href='#index-rl_005falready_005fprompted' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If an application wishes to display the prompt itself, rather than have
|
|
Readline do it the first time <code>readline()</code> is called, it should set
|
|
this variable to a non-zero value after displaying the prompt.
|
|
The prompt must also be passed as the argument to <code>readline()</code> so
|
|
the redisplay functions can update the display properly.
|
|
The calling application is responsible for managing the value; Readline
|
|
never sets it.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005flibrary_005fversion"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_library_version</strong><a href='#index-rl_005flibrary_005fversion' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The version number of this revision of the library.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005freadline_005fversion"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_readline_version</strong><a href='#index-rl_005freadline_005fversion' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>An integer encoding the current version of the library. The encoding is
|
|
of the form 0x<var>MMmm</var>, where <var>MM</var> is the two-digit major version
|
|
number, and <var>mm</var> is the two-digit minor version number.
|
|
For example, for Readline-4.2, <code>rl_readline_version</code> would have the
|
|
value 0x0402.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fgnu_005freadline_005fp"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_gnu_readline_p</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fgnu_005freadline_005fp' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Always set to 1, denoting that this is <small>GNU</small> Readline rather than some
|
|
emulation.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fterminal_005fname"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_terminal_name</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fterminal_005fname' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The terminal type, used for initialization. If not set by the application,
|
|
Readline sets this to the value of the <code>TERM</code> environment variable
|
|
the first time it is called.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005freadline_005fname"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_readline_name</strong><a href='#index-rl_005freadline_005fname' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This variable is set to a unique name by each application using Readline.
|
|
The value allows conditional parsing of the inputrc file
|
|
(see <a href="#Conditional-Init-Constructs">Conditional Init Constructs</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005finstream"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>FILE *</em> <strong>rl_instream</strong><a href='#index-rl_005finstream' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The stdio stream from which Readline reads input.
|
|
If <code>NULL</code>, Readline defaults to <var>stdin</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005foutstream"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>FILE *</em> <strong>rl_outstream</strong><a href='#index-rl_005foutstream' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The stdio stream to which Readline performs output.
|
|
If <code>NULL</code>, Readline defaults to <var>stdout</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fprefer_005fenv_005fwinsize"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_prefer_env_winsize</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fprefer_005fenv_005fwinsize' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, Readline gives values found in the <code>LINES</code> and
|
|
<code>COLUMNS</code> environment variables greater precedence than values fetched
|
|
from the kernel when computing the screen dimensions.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005flast_005ffunc"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_command_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_last_func</strong><a href='#index-rl_005flast_005ffunc' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The address of the last command function Readline executed. May be used to
|
|
test whether or not a function is being executed twice in succession, for
|
|
example.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fstartup_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_hook_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_startup_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fstartup_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function to call just
|
|
before <code>readline</code> prints the first prompt.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fpre_005finput_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_hook_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_pre_input_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fpre_005finput_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function to call after
|
|
the first prompt has been printed and just before <code>readline</code>
|
|
starts reading input characters.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fevent_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_hook_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_event_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fevent_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function to call periodically
|
|
when Readline is waiting for terminal input.
|
|
By default, this will be called at most ten times a second if there
|
|
is no keyboard input.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fgetc_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_getc_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_getc_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fgetc_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, Readline will call indirectly through this pointer
|
|
to get a character from the input stream. By default, it is set to
|
|
<code>rl_getc</code>, the default Readline character input function
|
|
(see <a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a>).
|
|
In general, an application that sets <var>rl_getc_function</var> should consider
|
|
setting <var>rl_input_available_hook</var> as well.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fsignal_005fevent_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_hook_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_signal_event_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fsignal_005fevent_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function to call if a read system
|
|
call is interrupted when Readline is reading terminal input.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ftimeout_005fevent_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_hook_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_timeout_event_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ftimeout_005fevent_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function to call if Readline times
|
|
out while reading input.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005finput_005favailable_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_hook_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_input_available_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005finput_005favailable_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, Readline will use this function’s return value when it needs
|
|
to determine whether or not there is available input on the current input
|
|
source.
|
|
The default hook checks <code>rl_instream</code>; if an application is using a
|
|
different input source, it should set the hook appropriately.
|
|
Readline queries for available input when implementing intra-key-sequence
|
|
timeouts during input and incremental searches.
|
|
This may use an application-specific timeout before returning a value;
|
|
Readline uses the value passed to <code>rl_set_keyboard_input_timeout()</code>
|
|
or the value of the user-settable <var>keyseq-timeout</var> variable.
|
|
This is designed for use by applications using Readline’s callback interface
|
|
(see <a href="#Alternate-Interface">Alternate Interface</a>), which may not use the traditional
|
|
<code>read(2)</code> and file descriptor interface, or other applications using
|
|
a different input mechanism.
|
|
If an application uses an input mechanism or hook that can potentially exceed
|
|
the value of <var>keyseq-timeout</var>, it should increase the timeout or set
|
|
this hook appropriately even when not using the callback interface.
|
|
In general, an application that sets <var>rl_getc_function</var> should consider
|
|
setting <var>rl_input_available_hook</var> as well.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fredisplay_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_voidfunc_t *</em> <strong>rl_redisplay_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fredisplay_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, Readline will call indirectly through this pointer
|
|
to update the display with the current contents of the editing buffer.
|
|
By default, it is set to <code>rl_redisplay</code>, the default Readline
|
|
redisplay function (see <a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fprep_005fterm_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_vintfunc_t *</em> <strong>rl_prep_term_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fprep_005fterm_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, Readline will call indirectly through this pointer
|
|
to initialize the terminal. The function takes a single argument, an
|
|
<code>int</code> flag that says whether or not to use eight-bit characters.
|
|
By default, this is set to <code>rl_prep_terminal</code>
|
|
(see <a href="#Terminal-Management">Terminal Management</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdeprep_005fterm_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_voidfunc_t *</em> <strong>rl_deprep_term_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fdeprep_005fterm_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, Readline will call indirectly through this pointer
|
|
to reset the terminal. This function should undo the effects of
|
|
<code>rl_prep_term_function</code>.
|
|
By default, this is set to <code>rl_deprep_terminal</code>
|
|
(see <a href="#Terminal-Management">Terminal Management</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>Keymap</em> <strong>rl_executing_keymap</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This variable is set to the keymap (see <a href="#Keymaps">Selecting a Keymap</a>) in which the
|
|
currently executing Readline function was found.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbinding_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>Keymap</em> <strong>rl_binding_keymap</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fbinding_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This variable is set to the keymap (see <a href="#Keymaps">Selecting a Keymap</a>) in which the
|
|
last key binding occurred.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fexecuting_005fmacro"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_executing_macro</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fexecuting_005fmacro' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This variable is set to the text of any currently-executing macro.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkey"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_executing_key</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkey' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The key that caused the dispatch to the currently-executing Readline function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkeyseq"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_executing_keyseq</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkeyseq' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The full key sequence that caused the dispatch to the currently-executing
|
|
Readline function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fkey_005fsequence_005flength"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_key_sequence_length</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fkey_005fsequence_005flength' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The number of characters in <var>rl_executing_keyseq</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005freadline_005fstate"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_readline_state</strong><a href='#index-rl_005freadline_005fstate' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A variable with bit values that encapsulate the current Readline state.
|
|
A bit is set with the <code>RL_SETSTATE</code> macro, and unset with the
|
|
<code>RL_UNSETSTATE</code> macro. Use the <code>RL_ISSTATE</code> macro to test
|
|
whether a particular state bit is set. Current state bits include:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_NONE</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has not yet been called, nor has it begun to initialize.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_INITIALIZING</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is initializing its internal data structures.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_INITIALIZED</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has completed its initialization.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_TERMPREPPED</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has modified the terminal modes to do its own input and redisplay.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_READCMD</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is reading a command from the keyboard.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_METANEXT</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is reading more input after reading the meta-prefix character.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_DISPATCHING</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is dispatching to a command.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_MOREINPUT</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is reading more input while executing an editing command.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_ISEARCH</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is performing an incremental history search.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_NSEARCH</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is performing a non-incremental history search.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_SEARCH</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is searching backward or forward through the history for a string.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_NUMERICARG</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is reading a numeric argument.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_MACROINPUT</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is currently getting its input from a previously-defined keyboard
|
|
macro.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_MACRODEF</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is currently reading characters defining a keyboard macro.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_OVERWRITE</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is in overwrite mode.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_COMPLETING</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is performing word completion.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_SIGHANDLER</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is currently executing the readline signal handler.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_UNDOING</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is performing an undo.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_INPUTPENDING</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has input pending due to a call to <code>rl_execute_next()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_TTYCSAVED</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has saved the values of the terminal’s special characters.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_CALLBACK</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is currently using the alternate (callback) interface
|
|
(see <a href="#Alternate-Interface">Alternate Interface</a>).
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_VIMOTION</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is reading the argument to a vi-mode "motion" command.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_MULTIKEY</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline is reading a multiple-keystroke command.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_VICMDONCE</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has entered vi command (movement) mode at least one time during
|
|
the current call to <code>readline()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_DONE</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has read a key sequence bound to <code>accept-line</code>
|
|
and is about to return the line to the caller.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_TIMEOUT</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has timed out (it did not receive a line or specified number of
|
|
characters before the timeout duration specified by <code>rl_set_timeout</code>
|
|
elapsed) and is returning that status to the caller.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
<dt><span><code>RL_STATE_EOF</code></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Readline has read an EOF character (e.g., the stty ‘<samp>EOF</samp>’ character)
|
|
or encountered a read error and is about to return a NULL line to the caller.
|
|
</p></dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
</dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fexplicit_005farg"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_explicit_arg</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fexplicit_005farg' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set to a non-zero value if an explicit numeric argument was specified by
|
|
the user. Only valid in a bindable command function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fnumeric_005farg"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_numeric_arg</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fnumeric_005farg' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set to the value of any numeric argument explicitly specified by the user
|
|
before executing the current Readline function. Only valid in a bindable
|
|
command function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fediting_005fmode"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_editing_mode</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fediting_005fmode' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set to a value denoting Readline’s current editing mode. A value of
|
|
<var>1</var> means Readline is currently in emacs mode; <var>0</var>
|
|
means that vi mode is active.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Readline-Convenience-Functions">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling" accesskey="n" rel="next">Readline Signal Handling</a>, Previous: <a href="#Readline-Variables" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Variables</a>, Up: <a href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline" accesskey="u" rel="up">Programming with GNU Readline</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-Convenience-Functions-1"></span><h3 class="section">2.4 Readline Convenience Functions</h3>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<ul class="section-toc">
|
|
<li><a href="#Function-Naming" accesskey="1">Naming a Function</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Keymaps" accesskey="2">Selecting a Keymap</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Binding-Keys" accesskey="3">Binding Keys</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings" accesskey="4">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Allowing-Undoing" accesskey="5">Allowing Undoing</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Redisplay" accesskey="6">Redisplay</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Modifying-Text" accesskey="7">Modifying Text</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Character-Input" accesskey="8">Character Input</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Terminal-Management" accesskey="9">Terminal Management</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Alternate-Interface">Alternate Interface</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#A-Readline-Example">A Readline Example</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Alternate-Interface-Example">Alternate Interface Example</a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Function-Naming">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Keymaps" accesskey="n" rel="next">Selecting a Keymap</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Naming-a-Function"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.1 Naming a Function</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>The user can dynamically change the bindings of keys while using
|
|
Readline. This is done by representing the function with a descriptive
|
|
name. The user is able to type the descriptive name when referring to
|
|
the function. Thus, in an init file, one might find
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">Meta-Rubout: backward-kill-word
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>This binds the keystroke <tt class="key">Meta-Rubout</tt> to the function
|
|
<em>descriptively</em> named <code>backward-kill-word</code>. You, as the
|
|
programmer, should bind the functions you write to descriptive names as
|
|
well. Readline provides a function for doing that:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fadd_005fdefun"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_add_defun</strong> <em>(const char *name, rl_command_func_t *function, int key)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fadd_005fdefun' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Add <var>name</var> to the list of named functions. Make <var>function</var> be
|
|
the function that gets called. If <var>key</var> is not -1, then bind it to
|
|
<var>function</var> using <code>rl_bind_key()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>Using this function alone is sufficient for most applications.
|
|
It is the recommended way to add a few functions to the default
|
|
functions that Readline has built in.
|
|
If you need to do something other than adding a function to Readline,
|
|
you may need to use the underlying functions described below.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Keymaps">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Binding-Keys" accesskey="n" rel="next">Binding Keys</a>, Previous: <a href="#Function-Naming" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Naming a Function</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Selecting-a-Keymap"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.2 Selecting a Keymap</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Key bindings take place on a <em>keymap</em>. The keymap is the
|
|
association between the keys that the user types and the functions that
|
|
get run. You can make your own keymaps, copy existing keymaps, and tell
|
|
Readline which keymap to use.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fmake_005fbare_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>Keymap</em> <strong>rl_make_bare_keymap</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fmake_005fbare_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Returns a new, empty keymap. The space for the keymap is allocated with
|
|
<code>malloc()</code>; the caller should free it by calling
|
|
<code>rl_free_keymap()</code> when done.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcopy_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>Keymap</em> <strong>rl_copy_keymap</strong> <em>(Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcopy_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return a new keymap which is a copy of <var>map</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fmake_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>Keymap</em> <strong>rl_make_keymap</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fmake_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return a new keymap with the printing characters bound to rl_insert,
|
|
the lowercase Meta characters bound to run their equivalents, and
|
|
the Meta digits bound to produce numeric arguments.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdiscard_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_discard_keymap</strong> <em>(Keymap keymap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fdiscard_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Free the storage associated with the data in <var>keymap</var>.
|
|
The caller should free <var>keymap</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffree_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_free_keymap</strong> <em>(Keymap keymap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffree_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Free all storage associated with <var>keymap</var>. This calls
|
|
<code>rl_discard_keymap</code> to free subordindate keymaps and macros.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fempty_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_empty_keymap</strong> <em>(Keymap keymap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fempty_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return non-zero if there are no keys bound to functions in <var>keymap</var>;
|
|
zero if there are any keys bound.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>Readline has several internal keymaps. These functions allow you to
|
|
change which keymap is active.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>Keymap</em> <strong>rl_get_keymap</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Returns the currently active keymap.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005fkeymap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_set_keymap</strong> <em>(Keymap keymap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005fkeymap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Makes <var>keymap</var> the currently active keymap.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap_005fby_005fname"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>Keymap</em> <strong>rl_get_keymap_by_name</strong> <em>(const char *name)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap_005fby_005fname' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the keymap matching <var>name</var>. <var>name</var> is one which would
|
|
be supplied in a <code>set keymap</code> inputrc line (see <a href="#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap_005fname"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_get_keymap_name</strong> <em>(Keymap keymap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap_005fname' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the name matching <var>keymap</var>. <var>name</var> is one which would
|
|
be supplied in a <code>set keymap</code> inputrc line (see <a href="#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005fkeymap_005fname"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_set_keymap_name</strong> <em>(const char *name, Keymap keymap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005fkeymap_005fname' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set the name of <var>keymap</var>. This name will then be "registered" and
|
|
available for use in a <code>set keymap</code> inputrc directive
|
|
see <a href="#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a>).
|
|
The <var>name</var> may not be one of Readline’s builtin keymap names;
|
|
you may not add a different name for one of Readline’s builtin keymaps.
|
|
You may replace the name associated with a given keymap by calling this
|
|
function more than once with the same <var>keymap</var> argument.
|
|
You may associate a registered <var>name</var> with a new keymap by calling this
|
|
function more than once with the same <var>name</var> argument.
|
|
There is no way to remove a named keymap once the name has been
|
|
registered.
|
|
Readline will make a copy of <var>name</var>.
|
|
The return value is greater than zero unless <var>name</var> is one of
|
|
Readline’s builtin keymap names or <var>keymap</var> is one of Readline’s
|
|
builtin keymaps.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Binding-Keys">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings" accesskey="n" rel="next">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a>, Previous: <a href="#Keymaps" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Selecting a Keymap</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Binding-Keys-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.3 Binding Keys</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Key sequences are associate with functions through the keymap.
|
|
Readline has several internal keymaps: <code>emacs_standard_keymap</code>,
|
|
<code>emacs_meta_keymap</code>, <code>emacs_ctlx_keymap</code>,
|
|
<code>vi_movement_keymap</code>, and <code>vi_insertion_keymap</code>.
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|
<code>emacs_standard_keymap</code> is the default, and the examples in
|
|
this manual assume that.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Since <code>readline()</code> installs a set of default key bindings the first
|
|
time it is called, there is always the danger that a custom binding
|
|
installed before the first call to <code>readline()</code> will be overridden.
|
|
An alternate mechanism is to install custom key bindings in an
|
|
initialization function assigned to the <code>rl_startup_hook</code> variable
|
|
(see <a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a>).
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>These functions manage key bindings.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbind_005fkey"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_bind_key</strong> <em>(int key, rl_command_func_t *function)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbind_005fkey' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Binds <var>key</var> to <var>function</var> in the currently active keymap.
|
|
Returns non-zero in the case of an invalid <var>key</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fin_005fmap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_bind_key_in_map</strong> <em>(int key, rl_command_func_t *function, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fin_005fmap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Bind <var>key</var> to <var>function</var> in <var>map</var>.
|
|
Returns non-zero in the case of an invalid <var>key</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fif_005funbound"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_bind_key_if_unbound</strong> <em>(int key, rl_command_func_t *function)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fif_005funbound' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Binds <var>key</var> to <var>function</var> if it is not already bound in the
|
|
currently active keymap.
|
|
Returns non-zero in the case of an invalid <var>key</var> or if <var>key</var> is
|
|
already bound.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fif_005funbound_005fin_005fmap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_bind_key_if_unbound_in_map</strong> <em>(int key, rl_command_func_t *function, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fif_005funbound_005fin_005fmap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Binds <var>key</var> to <var>function</var> if it is not already bound in <var>map</var>.
|
|
Returns non-zero in the case of an invalid <var>key</var> or if <var>key</var> is
|
|
already bound.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005funbind_005fkey"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_unbind_key</strong> <em>(int key)</em><a href='#index-rl_005funbind_005fkey' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Bind <var>key</var> to the null function in the currently active keymap.
|
|
Returns non-zero in case of error.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005funbind_005fkey_005fin_005fmap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_unbind_key_in_map</strong> <em>(int key, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005funbind_005fkey_005fin_005fmap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Bind <var>key</var> to the null function in <var>map</var>.
|
|
Returns non-zero in case of error.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005funbind_005ffunction_005fin_005fmap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_unbind_function_in_map</strong> <em>(rl_command_func_t *function, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005funbind_005ffunction_005fin_005fmap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Unbind all keys that execute <var>function</var> in <var>map</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005funbind_005fcommand_005fin_005fmap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_unbind_command_in_map</strong> <em>(const char *command, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005funbind_005fcommand_005fin_005fmap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Unbind all keys that are bound to <var>command</var> in <var>map</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_bind_keyseq</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, rl_command_func_t *function)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Bind the key sequence represented by the string <var>keyseq</var> to the function
|
|
<var>function</var>, beginning in the current keymap.
|
|
This makes new keymaps as necessary.
|
|
The return value is non-zero if <var>keyseq</var> is invalid.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fin_005fmap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_bind_keyseq_in_map</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, rl_command_func_t *function, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fin_005fmap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Bind the key sequence represented by the string <var>keyseq</var> to the function
|
|
<var>function</var>. This makes new keymaps as necessary.
|
|
Initial bindings are performed in <var>map</var>.
|
|
The return value is non-zero if <var>keyseq</var> is invalid.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005fkey"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_set_key</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, rl_command_func_t *function, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005fkey' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Equivalent to <code>rl_bind_keyseq_in_map</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fif_005funbound"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_bind_keyseq_if_unbound</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, rl_command_func_t *function)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fif_005funbound' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Binds <var>keyseq</var> to <var>function</var> if it is not already bound in the
|
|
currently active keymap.
|
|
Returns non-zero in the case of an invalid <var>keyseq</var> or if <var>keyseq</var> is
|
|
already bound.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fif_005funbound_005fin_005fmap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_bind_keyseq_if_unbound_in_map</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, rl_command_func_t *function, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fif_005funbound_005fin_005fmap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Binds <var>keyseq</var> to <var>function</var> if it is not already bound in <var>map</var>.
|
|
Returns non-zero in the case of an invalid <var>keyseq</var> or if <var>keyseq</var> is
|
|
already bound.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fgeneric_005fbind"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_generic_bind</strong> <em>(int type, const char *keyseq, char *data, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fgeneric_005fbind' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Bind the key sequence represented by the string <var>keyseq</var> to the arbitrary
|
|
pointer <var>data</var>. <var>type</var> says what kind of data is pointed to by
|
|
<var>data</var>; this can be a function (<code>ISFUNC</code>), a macro
|
|
(<code>ISMACR</code>), or a keymap (<code>ISKMAP</code>). This makes new keymaps as
|
|
necessary. The initial keymap in which to do bindings is <var>map</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fparse_005fand_005fbind"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_parse_and_bind</strong> <em>(char *line)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fparse_005fand_005fbind' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Parse <var>line</var> as if it had been read from the <code>inputrc</code> file and
|
|
perform any key bindings and variable assignments found
|
|
(see <a href="#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fread_005finit_005ffile"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_read_init_file</strong> <em>(const char *filename)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fread_005finit_005ffile' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Read keybindings and variable assignments from <var>filename</var>
|
|
(see <a href="#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Allowing-Undoing" accesskey="n" rel="next">Allowing Undoing</a>, Previous: <a href="#Binding-Keys" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Binding Keys</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.4 Associating Function Names and Bindings</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>These functions allow you to find out what keys invoke named functions
|
|
and the functions invoked by a particular key sequence. You may also
|
|
associate a new function name with an arbitrary function.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fnamed_005ffunction"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>rl_command_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_named_function</strong> <em>(const char *name)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fnamed_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the function with name <var>name</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffunction_005fof_005fkeyseq"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>rl_command_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_function_of_keyseq</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, Keymap map, int *type)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffunction_005fof_005fkeyseq' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the function invoked by <var>keyseq</var> in keymap <var>map</var>.
|
|
If <var>map</var> is <code>NULL</code>, the current keymap is used. If <var>type</var> is
|
|
not <code>NULL</code>, the type of the object is returned in the <code>int</code> variable
|
|
it points to (one of <code>ISFUNC</code>, <code>ISKMAP</code>, or <code>ISMACR</code>).
|
|
It takes a "translated" key sequence and should not be used if the key sequence
|
|
can include NUL.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffunction_005fof_005fkeyseq_005flen"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>rl_command_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_function_of_keyseq_len</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, size_t len, Keymap map, int *type)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffunction_005fof_005fkeyseq_005flen' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the function invoked by <var>keyseq</var> of length <var>len</var>
|
|
in keymap <var>map</var>. Equivalent to <code>rl_function_of_keyseq</code> with the
|
|
addition of the <var>len</var> parameter.
|
|
It takes a "translated" key sequence and should be used if the key sequence
|
|
can include NUL.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ftrim_005farg_005ffrom_005fkeyseq"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_trim_arg_from_keyseq</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, size_t len, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ftrim_005farg_005ffrom_005fkeyseq' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If there is a numeric argument at the beginning of <var>keyseq</var>, possibly
|
|
including digits, return the index of the first character in <var>keyseq</var>
|
|
following the numeric argument.
|
|
This can be used to skip over the numeric argument (which is available as
|
|
<code>rl_numeric_arg</code> while traversing the key sequence that invoked the
|
|
current command.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005finvoking_005fkeyseqs"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char **</em> <strong>rl_invoking_keyseqs</strong> <em>(rl_command_func_t *function)</em><a href='#index-rl_005finvoking_005fkeyseqs' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return an array of strings representing the key sequences used to
|
|
invoke <var>function</var> in the current keymap.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005finvoking_005fkeyseqs_005fin_005fmap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char **</em> <strong>rl_invoking_keyseqs_in_map</strong> <em>(rl_command_func_t *function, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005finvoking_005fkeyseqs_005fin_005fmap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return an array of strings representing the key sequences used to
|
|
invoke <var>function</var> in the keymap <var>map</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffunction_005fdumper"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_function_dumper</strong> <em>(int readable)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffunction_005fdumper' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Print the Readline function names and the key sequences currently
|
|
bound to them to <code>rl_outstream</code>. If <var>readable</var> is non-zero,
|
|
the list is formatted in such a way that it can be made part of an
|
|
<code>inputrc</code> file and re-read.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005flist_005ffunmap_005fnames"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_list_funmap_names</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005flist_005ffunmap_005fnames' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Print the names of all bindable Readline functions to <code>rl_outstream</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffunmap_005fnames"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>const char **</em> <strong>rl_funmap_names</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffunmap_005fnames' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return a NULL terminated array of known function names. The array is
|
|
sorted. The array itself is allocated, but not the strings inside. You
|
|
should free the array, but not the pointers, using <code>free</code> or
|
|
<code>rl_free</code> when you are done.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fadd_005ffunmap_005fentry"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_add_funmap_entry</strong> <em>(const char *name, rl_command_func_t *function)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fadd_005ffunmap_005fentry' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Add <var>name</var> to the list of bindable Readline command names, and make
|
|
<var>function</var> the function to be called when <var>name</var> is invoked.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Allowing-Undoing">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Redisplay" accesskey="n" rel="next">Redisplay</a>, Previous: <a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Allowing-Undoing-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.5 Allowing Undoing</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Supporting the undo command is a painless thing, and makes your
|
|
functions much more useful. It is certainly easy to try
|
|
something if you know you can undo it.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>If your function simply inserts text once, or deletes text once, and
|
|
uses <code>rl_insert_text()</code> or <code>rl_delete_text()</code> to do it, then
|
|
undoing is already done for you automatically.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>If you do multiple insertions or multiple deletions, or any combination
|
|
of these operations, you should group them together into one operation.
|
|
This is done with <code>rl_begin_undo_group()</code> and
|
|
<code>rl_end_undo_group()</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The types of events that can be undone are:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">enum undo_code { UNDO_DELETE, UNDO_INSERT, UNDO_BEGIN, UNDO_END };
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<p>Notice that <code>UNDO_DELETE</code> means to insert some text, and
|
|
<code>UNDO_INSERT</code> means to delete some text. That is, the undo code
|
|
tells what to undo, not how to undo it. <code>UNDO_BEGIN</code> and
|
|
<code>UNDO_END</code> are tags added by <code>rl_begin_undo_group()</code> and
|
|
<code>rl_end_undo_group()</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbegin_005fundo_005fgroup"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_begin_undo_group</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fbegin_005fundo_005fgroup' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Begins saving undo information in a group construct. The undo
|
|
information usually comes from calls to <code>rl_insert_text()</code> and
|
|
<code>rl_delete_text()</code>, but could be the result of calls to
|
|
<code>rl_add_undo()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fend_005fundo_005fgroup"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_end_undo_group</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fend_005fundo_005fgroup' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Closes the current undo group started with <code>rl_begin_undo_group
|
|
()</code>. There should be one call to <code>rl_end_undo_group()</code>
|
|
for each call to <code>rl_begin_undo_group()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fadd_005fundo"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_add_undo</strong> <em>(enum undo_code what, int start, int end, char *text)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fadd_005fundo' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Remember how to undo an event (according to <var>what</var>). The affected
|
|
text runs from <var>start</var> to <var>end</var>, and encompasses <var>text</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffree_005fundo_005flist"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_free_undo_list</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffree_005fundo_005flist' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Free the existing undo list.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdo_005fundo"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_do_undo</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fdo_005fundo' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Undo the first thing on the undo list. Returns <code>0</code> if there was
|
|
nothing to undo, non-zero if something was undone.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>Finally, if you neither insert nor delete text, but directly modify the
|
|
existing text (e.g., change its case), call <code>rl_modifying()</code>
|
|
once, just before you modify the text. You must supply the indices of
|
|
the text range that you are going to modify.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fmodifying"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_modifying</strong> <em>(int start, int end)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fmodifying' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Tell Readline to save the text between <var>start</var> and <var>end</var> as a
|
|
single undo unit. It is assumed that you will subsequently modify
|
|
that text.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Redisplay">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Modifying-Text" accesskey="n" rel="next">Modifying Text</a>, Previous: <a href="#Allowing-Undoing" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Allowing Undoing</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Redisplay-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.6 Redisplay</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fredisplay"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_redisplay</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fredisplay' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Change what’s displayed on the screen to reflect the current contents
|
|
of <code>rl_line_buffer</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fforced_005fupdate_005fdisplay"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_forced_update_display</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fforced_005fupdate_005fdisplay' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Force the line to be updated and redisplayed, whether or not
|
|
Readline thinks the screen display is correct.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fon_005fnew_005fline"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_on_new_line</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fon_005fnew_005fline' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Tell the update functions that we have moved onto a new (empty) line,
|
|
usually after outputting a newline.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fon_005fnew_005fline_005fwith_005fprompt"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_on_new_line_with_prompt</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fon_005fnew_005fline_005fwith_005fprompt' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Tell the update functions that we have moved onto a new line, with
|
|
<var>rl_prompt</var> already displayed.
|
|
This could be used by applications that want to output the prompt string
|
|
themselves, but still need Readline to know the prompt string length for
|
|
redisplay.
|
|
It should be used after setting <var>rl_already_prompted</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fclear_005fvisible_005fline"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_clear_visible_line</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fclear_005fvisible_005fline' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Clear the screen lines corresponding to the current line’s contents.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005freset_005fline_005fstate"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_reset_line_state</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005freset_005fline_005fstate' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Reset the display state to a clean state and redisplay the current line
|
|
starting on a new line.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcrlf"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_crlf</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcrlf' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Move the cursor to the start of the next screen line.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fshow_005fchar"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_show_char</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fshow_005fchar' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Display character <var>c</var> on <code>rl_outstream</code>.
|
|
If Readline has not been set to display meta characters directly, this
|
|
will convert meta characters to a meta-prefixed key sequence.
|
|
This is intended for use by applications which wish to do their own
|
|
redisplay.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fmessage"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_message</strong> <em>(const char *, …)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fmessage' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The arguments are a format string as would be supplied to <code>printf</code>,
|
|
possibly containing conversion specifications such as ‘<samp>%d</samp>’, and
|
|
any additional arguments necessary to satisfy the conversion specifications.
|
|
The resulting string is displayed in the <em>echo area</em>. The echo area
|
|
is also used to display numeric arguments and search strings.
|
|
You should call <code>rl_save_prompt</code> to save the prompt information
|
|
before calling this function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fclear_005fmessage"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_clear_message</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fclear_005fmessage' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Clear the message in the echo area. If the prompt was saved with a call to
|
|
<code>rl_save_prompt</code> before the last call to <code>rl_message</code>,
|
|
call <code>rl_restore_prompt</code> before calling this function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fsave_005fprompt"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_save_prompt</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fsave_005fprompt' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Save the local Readline prompt display state in preparation for
|
|
displaying a new message in the message area with <code>rl_message()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005frestore_005fprompt"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_restore_prompt</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005frestore_005fprompt' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Restore the local Readline prompt display state saved by the most
|
|
recent call to <code>rl_save_prompt</code>.
|
|
if <code>rl_save_prompt</code> was called to save the prompt before a call
|
|
to <code>rl_message</code>, this function should be called before the
|
|
corresponding call to <code>rl_clear_message</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fexpand_005fprompt"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_expand_prompt</strong> <em>(char *prompt)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fexpand_005fprompt' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Expand any special character sequences in <var>prompt</var> and set up the
|
|
local Readline prompt redisplay variables.
|
|
This function is called by <code>readline()</code>. It may also be called to
|
|
expand the primary prompt if the <code>rl_on_new_line_with_prompt()</code>
|
|
function or <code>rl_already_prompted</code> variable is used.
|
|
It returns the number of visible characters on the last line of the
|
|
(possibly multi-line) prompt.
|
|
Applications may indicate that the prompt contains characters that take
|
|
up no physical screen space when displayed by bracketing a sequence of
|
|
such characters with the special markers <code>RL_PROMPT_START_IGNORE</code>
|
|
and <code>RL_PROMPT_END_IGNORE</code> (declared in <samp>readline.h</samp> as
|
|
‘<samp>\001</samp>’ and ‘<samp>\002</samp>’, respectively).
|
|
This may be used to embed terminal-specific escape sequences in prompts.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005fprompt"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_set_prompt</strong> <em>(const char *prompt)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005fprompt' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Make Readline use <var>prompt</var> for subsequent redisplay. This calls
|
|
<code>rl_expand_prompt()</code> to expand the prompt and sets <code>rl_prompt</code>
|
|
to the result.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Modifying-Text">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Character-Input" accesskey="n" rel="next">Character Input</a>, Previous: <a href="#Redisplay" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Redisplay</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Modifying-Text-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.7 Modifying Text</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005finsert_005ftext"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_insert_text</strong> <em>(const char *text)</em><a href='#index-rl_005finsert_005ftext' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Insert <var>text</var> into the line at the current cursor position.
|
|
Returns the number of characters inserted.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdelete_005ftext"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_delete_text</strong> <em>(int start, int end)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fdelete_005ftext' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Delete the text between <var>start</var> and <var>end</var> in the current line.
|
|
Returns the number of characters deleted.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcopy_005ftext"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_copy_text</strong> <em>(int start, int end)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcopy_005ftext' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return a copy of the text between <var>start</var> and <var>end</var> in
|
|
the current line.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fkill_005ftext"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_kill_text</strong> <em>(int start, int end)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fkill_005ftext' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Copy the text between <var>start</var> and <var>end</var> in the current line
|
|
to the kill ring, appending or prepending to the last kill if the
|
|
last command was a kill command. The text is deleted.
|
|
If <var>start</var> is less than <var>end</var>,
|
|
the text is appended, otherwise prepended. If the last command was
|
|
not a kill, a new kill ring slot is used.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fpush_005fmacro_005finput"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_push_macro_input</strong> <em>(char *macro)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fpush_005fmacro_005finput' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Cause <var>macro</var> to be inserted into the line, as if it had been invoked
|
|
by a key bound to a macro. Not especially useful; use
|
|
<code>rl_insert_text()</code> instead.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Character-Input">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Terminal-Management" accesskey="n" rel="next">Terminal Management</a>, Previous: <a href="#Modifying-Text" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Modifying Text</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Character-Input-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.8 Character Input</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fread_005fkey"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_read_key</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fread_005fkey' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the next character available from Readline’s current input stream.
|
|
This handles input inserted into
|
|
the input stream via <var>rl_pending_input</var> (see <a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a>)
|
|
and <code>rl_stuff_char()</code>, macros, and characters read from the keyboard.
|
|
While waiting for input, this function will call any function assigned to
|
|
the <code>rl_event_hook</code> variable.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fgetc"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_getc</strong> <em>(FILE *stream)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fgetc' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the next character available from <var>stream</var>, which is assumed to
|
|
be the keyboard.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fstuff_005fchar"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_stuff_char</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fstuff_005fchar' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Insert <var>c</var> into the Readline input stream. It will be "read"
|
|
before Readline attempts to read characters from the terminal with
|
|
<code>rl_read_key()</code>. Up to 512 characters may be pushed back.
|
|
<code>rl_stuff_char</code> returns 1 if the character was successfully inserted;
|
|
0 otherwise.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fexecute_005fnext"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_execute_next</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fexecute_005fnext' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Make <var>c</var> be the next command to be executed when <code>rl_read_key()</code>
|
|
is called. This sets <var>rl_pending_input</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fclear_005fpending_005finput"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_clear_pending_input</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fclear_005fpending_005finput' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Unset <var>rl_pending_input</var>, effectively negating the effect of any
|
|
previous call to <code>rl_execute_next()</code>. This works only if the
|
|
pending input has not already been read with <code>rl_read_key()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005fkeyboard_005finput_005ftimeout"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_set_keyboard_input_timeout</strong> <em>(int u)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005fkeyboard_005finput_005ftimeout' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>While waiting for keyboard input in <code>rl_read_key()</code>, Readline will
|
|
wait for <var>u</var> microseconds for input before calling any function
|
|
assigned to <code>rl_event_hook</code>. <var>u</var> must be greater than or equal
|
|
to zero (a zero-length timeout is equivalent to a poll).
|
|
The default waiting period is one-tenth of a second.
|
|
Returns the old timeout value.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005ftimeout"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_set_timeout</strong> <em>(unsigned int secs, unsigned int usecs)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005ftimeout' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set a timeout for subsequent calls to <code>readline()</code>. If Readline does
|
|
not read a complete line, or the number of characters specified by
|
|
<code>rl_num_chars_to_read</code>, before the duration specified by <var>secs</var>
|
|
(in seconds) and <var>usecs</var> (microseconds), it returns and sets
|
|
<code>RL_STATE_TIMEOUT</code> in <code>rl_readline_state</code>.
|
|
Passing 0 for <code>secs</code> and <code>usecs</code> cancels any previously set
|
|
timeout; the convenience macro <code>rl_clear_timeout()</code> is shorthand
|
|
for this.
|
|
Returns 0 if the timeout is set successfully.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ftimeout_005fremaining"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_timeout_remaining</strong> <em>(unsigned int *secs, unsigned int *usecs)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ftimeout_005fremaining' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the number of seconds and microseconds remaining in the current
|
|
timeout duration in <var>*secs</var> and <var>*usecs</var>, respectively.
|
|
Both <var>*secs</var> and <var>*usecs</var> must be non-NULL to return any values.
|
|
The return value is -1 on error or when there is no timeout set,
|
|
0 when the timeout has expired (leaving <var>*secs</var> and <var>*usecs</var>
|
|
unchanged),
|
|
and 1 if the timeout has not expired.
|
|
If either of <var>secs</var> and <var>usecs</var> is <code>NULL</code>,
|
|
the return value indicates whether the timeout has expired.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Terminal-Management">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Utility-Functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">Utility Functions</a>, Previous: <a href="#Character-Input" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Character Input</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Terminal-Management-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.9 Terminal Management</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fprep_005fterminal"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_prep_terminal</strong> <em>(int meta_flag)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fprep_005fterminal' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Modify the terminal settings for Readline’s use, so <code>readline()</code>
|
|
can read a single character at a time from the keyboard.
|
|
The <var>meta_flag</var> argument should be non-zero if Readline should
|
|
read eight-bit input.
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|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdeprep_005fterminal"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_deprep_terminal</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fdeprep_005fterminal' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Undo the effects of <code>rl_prep_terminal()</code>, leaving the terminal in
|
|
the state in which it was before the most recent call to
|
|
<code>rl_prep_terminal()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ftty_005fset_005fdefault_005fbindings"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_tty_set_default_bindings</strong> <em>(Keymap kmap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ftty_005fset_005fdefault_005fbindings' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Read the operating system’s terminal editing characters (as would be
|
|
displayed by <code>stty</code>) to their Readline equivalents.
|
|
The bindings are performed in <var>kmap</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ftty_005funset_005fdefault_005fbindings"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_tty_unset_default_bindings</strong> <em>(Keymap kmap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ftty_005funset_005fdefault_005fbindings' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Reset the bindings manipulated by <code>rl_tty_set_default_bindings</code> so
|
|
that the terminal editing characters are bound to <code>rl_insert</code>.
|
|
The bindings are performed in <var>kmap</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ftty_005fset_005fechoing"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_tty_set_echoing</strong> <em>(int value)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ftty_005fset_005fechoing' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set Readline’s idea of whether or not it is echoing output to its output
|
|
stream (<var>rl_outstream</var>). If <var>value</var> is 0, Readline does not display
|
|
output to <var>rl_outstream</var>; any other value enables output. The initial
|
|
value is set when Readline initializes the terminal settings.
|
|
This function returns the previous value.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005freset_005fterminal"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_reset_terminal</strong> <em>(const char *terminal_name)</em><a href='#index-rl_005freset_005fterminal' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Reinitialize Readline’s idea of the terminal settings using
|
|
<var>terminal_name</var> as the terminal type (e.g., <code>vt100</code>).
|
|
If <var>terminal_name</var> is <code>NULL</code>, the value of the <code>TERM</code>
|
|
environment variable is used.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
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|
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|
<hr>
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|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Utility-Functions">
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|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
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|
Next: <a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">Miscellaneous Functions</a>, Previous: <a href="#Terminal-Management" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Terminal Management</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Utility-Functions-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.10 Utility Functions</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fsave_005fstate"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_save_state</strong> <em>(struct readline_state *sp)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fsave_005fstate' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Save a snapshot of Readline’s internal state to <var>sp</var>.
|
|
The contents of the <var>readline_state</var> structure are documented
|
|
in <samp>readline.h</samp>.
|
|
The caller is responsible for allocating the structure.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005frestore_005fstate"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_restore_state</strong> <em>(struct readline_state *sp)</em><a href='#index-rl_005frestore_005fstate' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Restore Readline’s internal state to that stored in <var>sp</var>, which must
|
|
have been saved by a call to <code>rl_save_state</code>.
|
|
The contents of the <var>readline_state</var> structure are documented
|
|
in <samp>readline.h</samp>.
|
|
The caller is responsible for freeing the structure.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffree"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_free</strong> <em>(void *mem)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffree' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Deallocate the memory pointed to by <var>mem</var>. <var>mem</var> must have been
|
|
allocated by <code>malloc</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005freplace_005fline"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_replace_line</strong> <em>(const char *text, int clear_undo)</em><a href='#index-rl_005freplace_005fline' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Replace the contents of <code>rl_line_buffer</code> with <var>text</var>.
|
|
The point and mark are preserved, if possible.
|
|
If <var>clear_undo</var> is non-zero, the undo list associated with the
|
|
current line is cleared.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fextend_005fline_005fbuffer"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_extend_line_buffer</strong> <em>(int len)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fextend_005fline_005fbuffer' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Ensure that <code>rl_line_buffer</code> has enough space to hold <var>len</var>
|
|
characters, possibly reallocating it if necessary.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005finitialize"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_initialize</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005finitialize' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Initialize or re-initialize Readline’s internal state.
|
|
It’s not strictly necessary to call this; <code>readline()</code> calls it before
|
|
reading any input.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fding"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_ding</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fding' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Ring the terminal bell, obeying the setting of <code>bell-style</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005falphabetic"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_alphabetic</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-rl_005falphabetic' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return 1 if <var>c</var> is an alphabetic character.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdisplay_005fmatch_005flist"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_display_match_list</strong> <em>(char **matches, int len, int max)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fdisplay_005fmatch_005flist' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A convenience function for displaying a list of strings in
|
|
columnar format on Readline’s output stream. <code>matches</code> is the list
|
|
of strings, in argv format, such as a list of completion matches.
|
|
<code>len</code> is the number of strings in <code>matches</code>, and <code>max</code>
|
|
is the length of the longest string in <code>matches</code>. This function uses
|
|
the setting of <code>print-completions-horizontally</code> to select how the
|
|
matches are displayed (see <a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a>).
|
|
When displaying completions, this function sets the number of columns used
|
|
for display to the value of <code>completion-display-width</code>, the value of
|
|
the environment variable <code>COLUMNS</code>, or the screen width, in that order.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>The following are implemented as macros, defined in <code>chardefs.h</code>.
|
|
Applications should refrain from using them.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-_005frl_005fuppercase_005fp"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>_rl_uppercase_p</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-_005frl_005fuppercase_005fp' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return 1 if <var>c</var> is an uppercase alphabetic character.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-_005frl_005flowercase_005fp"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>_rl_lowercase_p</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-_005frl_005flowercase_005fp' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return 1 if <var>c</var> is a lowercase alphabetic character.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-_005frl_005fdigit_005fp"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>_rl_digit_p</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-_005frl_005fdigit_005fp' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return 1 if <var>c</var> is a numeric character.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-_005frl_005fto_005fupper"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>_rl_to_upper</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-_005frl_005fto_005fupper' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If <var>c</var> is a lowercase alphabetic character, return the corresponding
|
|
uppercase character.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-_005frl_005fto_005flower"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>_rl_to_lower</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-_005frl_005fto_005flower' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If <var>c</var> is an uppercase alphabetic character, return the corresponding
|
|
lowercase character.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-_005frl_005fdigit_005fvalue"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>_rl_digit_value</strong> <em>(int c)</em><a href='#index-_005frl_005fdigit_005fvalue' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If <var>c</var> is a number, return the value it represents.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Miscellaneous-Functions">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Alternate-Interface" accesskey="n" rel="next">Alternate Interface</a>, Previous: <a href="#Utility-Functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Utility Functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Miscellaneous-Functions-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.11 Miscellaneous Functions</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fmacro_005fbind"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_macro_bind</strong> <em>(const char *keyseq, const char *macro, Keymap map)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fmacro_005fbind' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Bind the key sequence <var>keyseq</var> to invoke the macro <var>macro</var>.
|
|
The binding is performed in <var>map</var>. When <var>keyseq</var> is invoked, the
|
|
<var>macro</var> will be inserted into the line. This function is deprecated;
|
|
use <code>rl_generic_bind()</code> instead.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fmacro_005fdumper"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_macro_dumper</strong> <em>(int readable)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fmacro_005fdumper' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Print the key sequences bound to macros and their values, using
|
|
the current keymap, to <code>rl_outstream</code>.
|
|
If <var>readable</var> is non-zero, the list is formatted in such a way
|
|
that it can be made part of an <code>inputrc</code> file and re-read.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fvariable_005fbind"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_variable_bind</strong> <em>(const char *variable, const char *value)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fvariable_005fbind' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Make the Readline variable <var>variable</var> have <var>value</var>.
|
|
This behaves as if the Readline command
|
|
‘<samp>set <var>variable</var> <var>value</var></samp>’ had been executed in an <code>inputrc</code>
|
|
file (see <a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a>).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fvariable_005fvalue"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_variable_value</strong> <em>(const char *variable)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fvariable_005fvalue' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return a string representing the value of the Readline variable <var>variable</var>.
|
|
For boolean variables, this string is either ‘<samp>on</samp>’ or ‘<samp>off</samp>’.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fvariable_005fdumper"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_variable_dumper</strong> <em>(int readable)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fvariable_005fdumper' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Print the Readline variable names and their current values
|
|
to <code>rl_outstream</code>.
|
|
If <var>readable</var> is non-zero, the list is formatted in such a way
|
|
that it can be made part of an <code>inputrc</code> file and re-read.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005fparen_005fblink_005ftimeout"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_set_paren_blink_timeout</strong> <em>(int u)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005fparen_005fblink_005ftimeout' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set the time interval (in microseconds) that Readline waits when showing
|
|
a balancing character when <code>blink-matching-paren</code> has been enabled.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fget_005ftermcap"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_get_termcap</strong> <em>(const char *cap)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fget_005ftermcap' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Retrieve the string value of the termcap capability <var>cap</var>.
|
|
Readline fetches the termcap entry for the current terminal name and
|
|
uses those capabilities to move around the screen line and perform other
|
|
terminal-specific operations, like erasing a line. Readline does not
|
|
use all of a terminal’s capabilities, and this function will return
|
|
values for only those capabilities Readline uses.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fclear_005fhistory"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_clear_history</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fclear_005fhistory' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Clear the history list by deleting all of the entries, in the same manner
|
|
as the History library’s <code>clear_history()</code> function.
|
|
This differs from <code>clear_history</code> because it frees private data
|
|
Readline saves in the history list.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005factivate_005fmark"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_activate_mark</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005factivate_005fmark' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Enable an <em>active</em> mark.
|
|
When this is enabled, the text between point and mark (the <var>region</var>) is
|
|
displayed in the terminal’s standout mode (a <var>face</var>).
|
|
This is called by various Readline functions that set the mark and insert
|
|
text, and is available for applications to call.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdeactivate_005fmark"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_deactivate_mark</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fdeactivate_005fmark' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Turn off the active mark.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fkeep_005fmark_005factive"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_keep_mark_active</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fkeep_005fmark_005factive' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Indicate that the mark should remain active when the current Readline
|
|
function completes and after redisplay occurs.
|
|
In most cases, the mark remains active for only the duration of a single
|
|
bindable Readline function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fmark_005factive_005fp"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_mark_active_p</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fmark_005factive_005fp' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return a non-zero value if the mark is currently active; zero otherwise.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Alternate-Interface">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#A-Readline-Example" accesskey="n" rel="next">A Readline Example</a>, Previous: <a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Miscellaneous Functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Alternate-Interface-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.12 Alternate Interface</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>An alternate interface is available to plain <code>readline()</code>. Some
|
|
applications need to interleave keyboard I/O with file, device, or
|
|
window system I/O, typically by using a main loop to <code>select()</code>
|
|
on various file descriptors. To accommodate this need, Readline can
|
|
also be invoked as a ‘callback’ function from an event loop. There
|
|
are functions available to make this easy.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcallback_005fhandler_005finstall"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_callback_handler_install</strong> <em>(const char *prompt, rl_vcpfunc_t *lhandler)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcallback_005fhandler_005finstall' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set up the terminal for Readline I/O and display the initial
|
|
expanded value of <var>prompt</var>. Save the value of <var>lhandler</var> to
|
|
use as a handler function to call when a complete line of input has been
|
|
entered.
|
|
The handler function receives the text of the line as an argument.
|
|
As with <code>readline()</code>, the handler function should <code>free</code> the
|
|
line when it it finished with it.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcallback_005fread_005fchar"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_callback_read_char</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcallback_005fread_005fchar' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Whenever an application determines that keyboard input is available, it
|
|
should call <code>rl_callback_read_char()</code>, which will read the next
|
|
character from the current input source.
|
|
If that character completes the line, <code>rl_callback_read_char</code> will
|
|
invoke the <var>lhandler</var> function installed by
|
|
<code>rl_callback_handler_install</code> to process the line.
|
|
Before calling the <var>lhandler</var> function, the terminal settings are
|
|
reset to the values they had before calling
|
|
<code>rl_callback_handler_install</code>.
|
|
If the <var>lhandler</var> function returns,
|
|
and the line handler remains installed,
|
|
the terminal settings are modified for Readline’s use again.
|
|
<code>EOF</code> is indicated by calling <var>lhandler</var> with a
|
|
<code>NULL</code> line.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcallback_005fsigcleanup"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_callback_sigcleanup</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcallback_005fsigcleanup' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Clean up any internal state the callback interface uses to maintain state
|
|
between calls to rl_callback_read_char (e.g., the state of any active
|
|
incremental searches). This is intended to be used by applications that
|
|
wish to perform their own signal handling; Readline’s internal signal handler
|
|
calls this when appropriate.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcallback_005fhandler_005fremove"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_callback_handler_remove</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcallback_005fhandler_005fremove' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Restore the terminal to its initial state and remove the line handler.
|
|
You may call this function from within a callback as well as independently.
|
|
If the <var>lhandler</var> installed by <code>rl_callback_handler_install</code>
|
|
does not exit the program, either this function or the function referred
|
|
to by the value of <code>rl_deprep_term_function</code> should be called before
|
|
the program exits to reset the terminal settings.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="A-Readline-Example">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Alternate-Interface-Example" accesskey="n" rel="next">Alternate Interface Example</a>, Previous: <a href="#Alternate-Interface" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Alternate Interface</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="A-Readline-Example-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.13 A Readline Example</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Here is a function which changes lowercase characters to their uppercase
|
|
equivalents, and uppercase characters to lowercase. If
|
|
this function was bound to ‘<samp>M-c</samp>’, then typing ‘<samp>M-c</samp>’ would
|
|
change the case of the character under point. Typing ‘<samp>M-1 0 M-c</samp>’
|
|
would change the case of the following 10 characters, leaving the cursor on
|
|
the last character changed.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">/* Invert the case of the COUNT following characters. */
|
|
int
|
|
invert_case_line (count, key)
|
|
int count, key;
|
|
{
|
|
register int start, end, i;
|
|
|
|
start = rl_point;
|
|
|
|
if (rl_point >= rl_end)
|
|
return (0);
|
|
|
|
if (count < 0)
|
|
{
|
|
direction = -1;
|
|
count = -count;
|
|
}
|
|
else
|
|
direction = 1;
|
|
|
|
/* Find the end of the range to modify. */
|
|
end = start + (count * direction);
|
|
|
|
/* Force it to be within range. */
|
|
if (end > rl_end)
|
|
end = rl_end;
|
|
else if (end < 0)
|
|
end = 0;
|
|
|
|
if (start == end)
|
|
return (0);
|
|
|
|
if (start > end)
|
|
{
|
|
int temp = start;
|
|
start = end;
|
|
end = temp;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Tell readline that we are modifying the line,
|
|
so it will save the undo information. */
|
|
rl_modifying (start, end);
|
|
|
|
for (i = start; i != end; i++)
|
|
{
|
|
if (_rl_uppercase_p (rl_line_buffer[i]))
|
|
rl_line_buffer[i] = _rl_to_lower (rl_line_buffer[i]);
|
|
else if (_rl_lowercase_p (rl_line_buffer[i]))
|
|
rl_line_buffer[i] = _rl_to_upper (rl_line_buffer[i]);
|
|
}
|
|
/* Move point to on top of the last character changed. */
|
|
rl_point = (direction == 1) ? end - 1 : start;
|
|
return (0);
|
|
}
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Alternate-Interface-Example">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Previous: <a href="#A-Readline-Example" accesskey="p" rel="prev">A Readline Example</a>, Up: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="u" rel="up">Readline Convenience Functions</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Alternate-Interface-Example-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.4.14 Alternate Interface Example</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Here is a complete program that illustrates Readline’s alternate interface.
|
|
It reads lines from the terminal and displays them, providing the
|
|
standard history and TAB completion functions.
|
|
It understands the EOF character or "exit" to exit the program.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="example">
|
|
<pre class="example">/* Standard include files. stdio.h is required. */
|
|
#include <stdlib.h>
|
|
#include <string.h>
|
|
#include <unistd.h>
|
|
#include <locale.h>
|
|
|
|
/* Used for select(2) */
|
|
#include <sys/types.h>
|
|
#include <sys/select.h>
|
|
|
|
#include <signal.h>
|
|
|
|
#include <stdio.h>
|
|
|
|
/* Standard readline include files. */
|
|
#include <readline/readline.h>
|
|
#include <readline/history.h>
|
|
|
|
static void cb_linehandler (char *);
|
|
static void sighandler (int);
|
|
|
|
int running;
|
|
int sigwinch_received;
|
|
const char *prompt = "rltest$ ";
|
|
|
|
/* Handle SIGWINCH and window size changes when readline is not active and
|
|
reading a character. */
|
|
static void
|
|
sighandler (int sig)
|
|
{
|
|
sigwinch_received = 1;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Callback function called for each line when accept-line executed, EOF
|
|
seen, or EOF character read. This sets a flag and returns; it could
|
|
also call exit(3). */
|
|
static void
|
|
cb_linehandler (char *line)
|
|
{
|
|
/* Can use ^D (stty eof) or `exit' to exit. */
|
|
if (line == NULL || strcmp (line, "exit") == 0)
|
|
{
|
|
if (line == 0)
|
|
printf ("\n");
|
|
printf ("exit\n");
|
|
/* This function needs to be called to reset the terminal settings,
|
|
and calling it from the line handler keeps one extra prompt from
|
|
being displayed. */
|
|
rl_callback_handler_remove ();
|
|
|
|
running = 0;
|
|
}
|
|
else
|
|
{
|
|
if (*line)
|
|
add_history (line);
|
|
printf ("input line: %s\n", line);
|
|
free (line);
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
int
|
|
main (int c, char **v)
|
|
{
|
|
fd_set fds;
|
|
int r;
|
|
|
|
/* Set the default locale values according to environment variables. */
|
|
setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
|
|
|
|
/* Handle window size changes when readline is not active and reading
|
|
characters. */
|
|
signal (SIGWINCH, sighandler);
|
|
|
|
/* Install the line handler. */
|
|
rl_callback_handler_install (prompt, cb_linehandler);
|
|
|
|
/* Enter a simple event loop. This waits until something is available
|
|
to read on readline's input stream (defaults to standard input) and
|
|
calls the builtin character read callback to read it. It does not
|
|
have to modify the user's terminal settings. */
|
|
running = 1;
|
|
while (running)
|
|
{
|
|
FD_ZERO (&fds);
|
|
FD_SET (fileno (rl_instream), &fds);
|
|
|
|
r = select (FD_SETSIZE, &fds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
|
|
if (r < 0 && errno != EINTR)
|
|
{
|
|
perror ("rltest: select");
|
|
rl_callback_handler_remove ();
|
|
break;
|
|
}
|
|
if (sigwinch_received)
|
|
{
|
|
rl_resize_terminal ();
|
|
sigwinch_received = 0;
|
|
}
|
|
if (r < 0)
|
|
continue;
|
|
|
|
if (FD_ISSET (fileno (rl_instream), &fds))
|
|
rl_callback_read_char ();
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
printf ("rltest: Event loop has exited\n");
|
|
return 0;
|
|
}
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Readline-Signal-Handling">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Custom-Completers" accesskey="n" rel="next">Custom Completers</a>, Previous: <a href="#Readline-Convenience-Functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Convenience Functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline" accesskey="u" rel="up">Programming with GNU Readline</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Readline-Signal-Handling-1"></span><h3 class="section">2.5 Readline Signal Handling</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>Signals are asynchronous events sent to a process by the Unix kernel,
|
|
sometimes on behalf of another process. They are intended to indicate
|
|
exceptional events, like a user pressing the terminal’s interrupt key,
|
|
or a network connection being broken. There is a class of signals that can
|
|
be sent to the process currently reading input from the keyboard. Since
|
|
Readline changes the terminal attributes when it is called, it needs to
|
|
perform special processing when such a signal is received in order to
|
|
restore the terminal to a sane state, or provide application writers with
|
|
functions to do so manually.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Readline contains an internal signal handler that is installed for a
|
|
number of signals (<code>SIGINT</code>, <code>SIGQUIT</code>, <code>SIGTERM</code>,
|
|
<code>SIGHUP</code>,
|
|
<code>SIGALRM</code>, <code>SIGTSTP</code>, <code>SIGTTIN</code>, and <code>SIGTTOU</code>).
|
|
When one of these signals is received, the signal handler
|
|
will reset the terminal attributes to those that were in effect before
|
|
<code>readline()</code> was called, reset the signal handling to what it was
|
|
before <code>readline()</code> was called, and resend the signal to the calling
|
|
application.
|
|
If and when the calling application’s signal handler returns, Readline
|
|
will reinitialize the terminal and continue to accept input.
|
|
When a <code>SIGINT</code> is received, the Readline signal handler performs
|
|
some additional work, which will cause any partially-entered line to be
|
|
aborted (see the description of <code>rl_free_line_state()</code> below).
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>There is an additional Readline signal handler, for <code>SIGWINCH</code>, which
|
|
the kernel sends to a process whenever the terminal’s size changes (for
|
|
example, if a user resizes an <code>xterm</code>). The Readline <code>SIGWINCH</code>
|
|
handler updates Readline’s internal screen size information, and then calls
|
|
any <code>SIGWINCH</code> signal handler the calling application has installed.
|
|
Readline calls the application’s <code>SIGWINCH</code> signal handler without
|
|
resetting the terminal to its original state. If the application’s signal
|
|
handler does more than update its idea of the terminal size and return (for
|
|
example, a <code>longjmp</code> back to a main processing loop), it <em>must</em>
|
|
call <code>rl_cleanup_after_signal()</code> (described below), to restore the
|
|
terminal state.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>When an application is using the callback interface
|
|
(see <a href="#Alternate-Interface">Alternate Interface</a>), Readline installs signal handlers only for
|
|
the duration of the call to <code>rl_callback_read_char</code>. Applications
|
|
using the callback interface should be prepared to clean up Readline’s
|
|
state if they wish to handle the signal before the line handler completes
|
|
and restores the terminal state.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>If an application using the callback interface wishes to have Readline
|
|
install its signal handlers at the time the application calls
|
|
<code>rl_callback_handler_install</code> and remove them only when a complete
|
|
line of input has been read, it should set the
|
|
<code>rl_persistent_signal_handlers</code> variable to a non-zero value.
|
|
This allows an application to defer all of the handling of the signals
|
|
Readline catches to Readline.
|
|
Applications should use this variable with care; it can result in Readline
|
|
catching signals and not acting on them (or allowing the application to react
|
|
to them) until the application calls <code>rl_callback_read_char</code>. This
|
|
can result in an application becoming less responsive to keyboard signals
|
|
like SIGINT.
|
|
If an application does not want or need to perform any signal handling, or
|
|
does not need to do any processing between calls to <code>rl_callback_read_char</code>,
|
|
setting this variable may be desirable.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Readline provides two variables that allow application writers to
|
|
control whether or not it will catch certain signals and act on them
|
|
when they are received. It is important that applications change the
|
|
values of these variables only when calling <code>readline()</code>, not in
|
|
a signal handler, so Readline’s internal signal state is not corrupted.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcatch_005fsignals"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_catch_signals</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcatch_005fsignals' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If this variable is non-zero, Readline will install signal handlers for
|
|
<code>SIGINT</code>, <code>SIGQUIT</code>, <code>SIGTERM</code>, <code>SIGHUP</code>, <code>SIGALRM</code>,
|
|
<code>SIGTSTP</code>, <code>SIGTTIN</code>, and <code>SIGTTOU</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The default value of <code>rl_catch_signals</code> is 1.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcatch_005fsigwinch"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_catch_sigwinch</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcatch_005fsigwinch' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If this variable is set to a non-zero value,
|
|
Readline will install a signal handler for <code>SIGWINCH</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The default value of <code>rl_catch_sigwinch</code> is 1.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fpersistent_005fsignal_005fhandlers"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_persistent_signal_handlers</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fpersistent_005fsignal_005fhandlers' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If an application using the callback interface wishes Readline’s signal
|
|
handlers to be installed and active during the set of calls to
|
|
<code>rl_callback_read_char</code> that constitutes an entire single line,
|
|
it should set this variable to a non-zero value.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The default value of <code>rl_persistent_signal_handlers</code> is 0.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fchange_005fenvironment"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_change_environment</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fchange_005fenvironment' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If this variable is set to a non-zero value,
|
|
and Readline is handling <code>SIGWINCH</code>, Readline will modify the
|
|
<var>LINES</var> and <var>COLUMNS</var> environment variables upon receipt of a
|
|
<code>SIGWINCH</code>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The default value of <code>rl_change_environment</code> is 1.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>If an application does not wish to have Readline catch any signals, or
|
|
to handle signals other than those Readline catches (<code>SIGHUP</code>,
|
|
for example),
|
|
Readline provides convenience functions to do the necessary terminal
|
|
and internal state cleanup upon receipt of a signal.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fpending_005fsignal"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_pending_signal</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fpending_005fsignal' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return the signal number of the most recent signal Readline received but
|
|
has not yet handled, or 0 if there is no pending signal.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcleanup_005fafter_005fsignal"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_cleanup_after_signal</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcleanup_005fafter_005fsignal' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This function will reset the state of the terminal to what it was before
|
|
<code>readline()</code> was called, and remove the Readline signal handlers for
|
|
all signals, depending on the values of <code>rl_catch_signals</code> and
|
|
<code>rl_catch_sigwinch</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffree_005fline_005fstate"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_free_line_state</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffree_005fline_005fstate' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This will free any partial state associated with the current input line
|
|
(undo information, any partial history entry, any partially-entered
|
|
keyboard macro, and any partially-entered numeric argument). This
|
|
should be called before <code>rl_cleanup_after_signal()</code>. The
|
|
Readline signal handler for <code>SIGINT</code> calls this to abort the
|
|
current input line.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005freset_005fafter_005fsignal"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_reset_after_signal</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005freset_005fafter_005fsignal' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This will reinitialize the terminal and reinstall any Readline signal
|
|
handlers, depending on the values of <code>rl_catch_signals</code> and
|
|
<code>rl_catch_sigwinch</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>If an application wants to force Readline to handle any signals that
|
|
have arrived while it has been executing, <code>rl_check_signals()</code>
|
|
will call Readline’s internal signal handler if there are any pending
|
|
signals. This is primarily intended for those applications that use
|
|
a custom <code>rl_getc_function</code> (see <a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a>) and wish
|
|
to handle signals received while waiting for input.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcheck_005fsignals"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_check_signals</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcheck_005fsignals' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If there are any pending signals, call Readline’s internal signal handling
|
|
functions to process them. <code>rl_pending_signal()</code> can be used independently
|
|
to determine whether or not there are any pending signals.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>If an application does not wish Readline to catch <code>SIGWINCH</code>, it may
|
|
call <code>rl_resize_terminal()</code> or <code>rl_set_screen_size()</code> to force
|
|
Readline to update its idea of the terminal size when it receives
|
|
a <code>SIGWINCH</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fecho_005fsignal_005fchar"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_echo_signal_char</strong> <em>(int sig)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fecho_005fsignal_005fchar' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If an application wishes to install its own signal handlers, but still
|
|
have Readline display characters that generate signals, calling this
|
|
function with <var>sig</var> set to <code>SIGINT</code>, <code>SIGQUIT</code>, or
|
|
<code>SIGTSTP</code> will display the character generating that signal.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fresize_005fterminal"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_resize_terminal</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fresize_005fterminal' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Update Readline’s internal screen size by reading values from the kernel.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005fscreen_005fsize"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_set_screen_size</strong> <em>(int rows, int cols)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005fscreen_005fsize' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set Readline’s idea of the terminal size to <var>rows</var> rows and
|
|
<var>cols</var> columns. If either <var>rows</var> or <var>columns</var> is less than
|
|
or equal to 0, Readline’s idea of that terminal dimension is unchanged.
|
|
This is intended to tell Readline the physical dimensions of the terminal,
|
|
and is used internally to calculate the maximum number of characters that
|
|
may appear on a single line and on the screen.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>If an application does not want to install a <code>SIGWINCH</code> handler, but
|
|
is still interested in the screen dimensions, it may query Readline’s idea
|
|
of the screen size.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fget_005fscreen_005fsize"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_get_screen_size</strong> <em>(int *rows, int *cols)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fget_005fscreen_005fsize' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Return Readline’s idea of the terminal’s size in the
|
|
variables pointed to by the arguments.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005freset_005fscreen_005fsize"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>void</em> <strong>rl_reset_screen_size</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005freset_005fscreen_005fsize' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Cause Readline to reobtain the screen size and recalculate its dimensions.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<p>The following functions install and remove Readline’s signal handlers.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fset_005fsignals"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_set_signals</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fset_005fsignals' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Install Readline’s signal handler for <code>SIGINT</code>, <code>SIGQUIT</code>,
|
|
<code>SIGTERM</code>, <code>SIGHUP</code>, <code>SIGALRM</code>, <code>SIGTSTP</code>, <code>SIGTTIN</code>,
|
|
<code>SIGTTOU</code>, and <code>SIGWINCH</code>, depending on the values of
|
|
<code>rl_catch_signals</code> and <code>rl_catch_sigwinch</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fclear_005fsignals"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_clear_signals</strong> <em>(void)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fclear_005fsignals' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Remove all of the Readline signal handlers installed by
|
|
<code>rl_set_signals()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="section" id="Custom-Completers">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Previous: <a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Readline Signal Handling</a>, Up: <a href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline" accesskey="u" rel="up">Programming with GNU Readline</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Custom-Completers-1"></span><h3 class="section">2.6 Custom Completers</h3>
|
|
<span id="index-application_002dspecific-completion-functions"></span>
|
|
|
|
<p>Typically, a program that reads commands from the user has a way of
|
|
disambiguating commands and data. If your program is one of these, then
|
|
it can provide completion for commands, data, or both.
|
|
The following sections describe how your program and Readline
|
|
cooperate to provide this service.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul class="section-toc">
|
|
<li><a href="#How-Completing-Works" accesskey="1">How Completing Works</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Completion-Functions" accesskey="2">Completion Functions</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#Completion-Variables" accesskey="3">Completion Variables</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="#A-Short-Completion-Example" accesskey="4">A Short Completion Example</a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="How-Completing-Works">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Completion-Functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">Completion Functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Custom-Completers" accesskey="u" rel="up">Custom Completers</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="How-Completing-Works-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.6.1 How Completing Works</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>In order to complete some text, the full list of possible completions
|
|
must be available. That is, it is not possible to accurately
|
|
expand a partial word without knowing all of the possible words
|
|
which make sense in that context. The Readline library provides
|
|
the user interface to completion, and two of the most common
|
|
completion functions: filename and username. For completing other types
|
|
of text, you must write your own completion function. This section
|
|
describes exactly what such functions must do, and provides an example.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>There are three major functions used to perform completion:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li> The user-interface function <code>rl_complete()</code>. This function is
|
|
called with the same arguments as other bindable Readline functions:
|
|
<var>count</var> and <var>invoking_key</var>.
|
|
It isolates the word to be completed and calls
|
|
<code>rl_completion_matches()</code> to generate a list of possible completions.
|
|
It then either lists the possible completions, inserts the possible
|
|
completions, or actually performs the
|
|
completion, depending on which behavior is desired.
|
|
|
|
</li><li> The internal function <code>rl_completion_matches()</code> uses an
|
|
application-supplied <em>generator</em> function to generate the list of
|
|
possible matches, and then returns the array of these matches.
|
|
The caller should place the address of its generator function in
|
|
<code>rl_completion_entry_function</code>.
|
|
|
|
</li><li> The generator function is called repeatedly from
|
|
<code>rl_completion_matches()</code>, returning a string each time. The
|
|
arguments to the generator function are <var>text</var> and <var>state</var>.
|
|
<var>text</var> is the partial word to be completed. <var>state</var> is zero the
|
|
first time the function is called, allowing the generator to perform
|
|
any necessary initialization, and a positive non-zero integer for
|
|
each subsequent call. The generator function returns
|
|
<code>(char *)NULL</code> to inform <code>rl_completion_matches()</code> that there are
|
|
no more possibilities left. Usually the generator function computes the
|
|
list of possible completions when <var>state</var> is zero, and returns them
|
|
one at a time on subsequent calls. Each string the generator function
|
|
returns as a match must be allocated with <code>malloc()</code>; Readline
|
|
frees the strings when it has finished with them.
|
|
Such a generator function is referred to as an
|
|
<em>application-specific completion function</em>.
|
|
|
|
</li></ol>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcomplete"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_complete</strong> <em>(int ignore, int invoking_key)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcomplete' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Complete the word at or before point. You have supplied the function
|
|
that does the initial simple matching selection algorithm (see
|
|
<code>rl_completion_matches()</code>). The default is to do filename completion.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fentry_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_compentry_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_completion_entry_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fentry_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This is a pointer to the generator function for
|
|
<code>rl_completion_matches()</code>.
|
|
If the value of <code>rl_completion_entry_function</code> is
|
|
<code>NULL</code> then the default filename generator
|
|
function, <code>rl_filename_completion_function()</code>, is used.
|
|
An <em>application-specific completion function</em> is a function whose
|
|
address is assigned to <code>rl_completion_entry_function</code> and whose
|
|
return values are used to generate possible completions.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Completion-Functions">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Completion-Variables" accesskey="n" rel="next">Completion Variables</a>, Previous: <a href="#How-Completing-Works" accesskey="p" rel="prev">How Completing Works</a>, Up: <a href="#Custom-Completers" accesskey="u" rel="up">Custom Completers</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Completion-Functions-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.6.2 Completion Functions</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>Here is the complete list of callable completion functions present in
|
|
Readline.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcomplete_005finternal"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_complete_internal</strong> <em>(int what_to_do)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcomplete_005finternal' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Complete the word at or before point. <var>what_to_do</var> says what to do
|
|
with the completion. A value of ‘<samp>?</samp>’ means list the possible
|
|
completions. ‘<samp>TAB</samp>’ means do standard completion. ‘<samp>*</samp>’ means
|
|
insert all of the possible completions. ‘<samp>!</samp>’ means to display
|
|
all of the possible completions, if there is more than one, as well as
|
|
performing partial completion. ‘<samp>@</samp>’ is similar to ‘<samp>!</samp>’, but
|
|
possible completions are not listed if the possible completions share
|
|
a common prefix.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcomplete-1"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_complete</strong> <em>(int ignore, int invoking_key)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcomplete-1' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Complete the word at or before point. You have supplied the function
|
|
that does the initial simple matching selection algorithm (see
|
|
<code>rl_completion_matches()</code> and <code>rl_completion_entry_function</code>).
|
|
The default is to do filename
|
|
completion. This calls <code>rl_complete_internal()</code> with an
|
|
argument depending on <var>invoking_key</var>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fpossible_005fcompletions"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_possible_completions</strong> <em>(int count, int invoking_key)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fpossible_005fcompletions' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>List the possible completions. See description of <code>rl_complete
|
|
()</code>. This calls <code>rl_complete_internal()</code> with an argument of
|
|
‘<samp>?</samp>’.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005finsert_005fcompletions"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_insert_completions</strong> <em>(int count, int invoking_key)</em><a href='#index-rl_005finsert_005fcompletions' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Insert the list of possible completions into the line, deleting the
|
|
partially-completed word. See description of <code>rl_complete()</code>.
|
|
This calls <code>rl_complete_internal()</code> with an argument of ‘<samp>*</samp>’.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmode"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_mode</strong> <em>(rl_command_func_t *cfunc)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmode' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Returns the appropriate value to pass to <code>rl_complete_internal()</code>
|
|
depending on whether <var>cfunc</var> was called twice in succession and
|
|
the values of the <code>show-all-if-ambiguous</code> and
|
|
<code>show-all-if-unmodified</code> variables.
|
|
Application-specific completion functions may use this function to present
|
|
the same interface as <code>rl_complete()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmatches"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char **</em> <strong>rl_completion_matches</strong> <em>(const char *text, rl_compentry_func_t *entry_func)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmatches' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Returns an array of strings which is a list of completions for
|
|
<var>text</var>. If there are no completions, returns <code>NULL</code>.
|
|
The first entry in the returned array is the substitution for <var>text</var>.
|
|
The remaining entries are the possible completions. The array is
|
|
terminated with a <code>NULL</code> pointer.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p><var>entry_func</var> is a function of two args, and returns a
|
|
<code>char *</code>. The first argument is <var>text</var>. The second is a
|
|
state argument; it is zero on the first call, and non-zero on subsequent
|
|
calls. <var>entry_func</var> returns a <code>NULL</code> pointer to the caller
|
|
when there are no more matches.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffilename_005fcompletion_005ffunction"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_filename_completion_function</strong> <em>(const char *text, int state)</em><a href='#index-rl_005ffilename_005fcompletion_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A generator function for filename completion in the general case.
|
|
<var>text</var> is a partial filename.
|
|
The Bash source is a useful reference for writing application-specific
|
|
completion functions (the Bash completion functions call this and other
|
|
Readline functions).
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fusername_005fcompletion_005ffunction"><span class="category">Function: </span><span><em>char *</em> <strong>rl_username_completion_function</strong> <em>(const char *text, int state)</em><a href='#index-rl_005fusername_005fcompletion_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A completion generator for usernames. <var>text</var> contains a partial
|
|
username preceded by a random character (usually ‘<samp>~</samp>’). As with all
|
|
completion generators, <var>state</var> is zero on the first call and non-zero
|
|
for subsequent calls.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="subsection" id="Completion-Variables">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#A-Short-Completion-Example" accesskey="n" rel="next">A Short Completion Example</a>, Previous: <a href="#Completion-Functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Completion Functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Custom-Completers" accesskey="u" rel="up">Custom Completers</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="Completion-Variables-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.6.3 Completion Variables</h4>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fentry_005ffunction-1"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_compentry_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_completion_entry_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fentry_005ffunction-1' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A pointer to the generator function for <code>rl_completion_matches()</code>.
|
|
<code>NULL</code> means to use <code>rl_filename_completion_function()</code>,
|
|
the default filename completer.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fattempted_005fcompletion_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_completion_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_attempted_completion_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fattempted_005fcompletion_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A pointer to an alternative function to create matches.
|
|
The function is called with <var>text</var>, <var>start</var>, and <var>end</var>.
|
|
<var>start</var> and <var>end</var> are indices in <code>rl_line_buffer</code> defining
|
|
the boundaries of <var>text</var>, which is a character string.
|
|
If this function exists and returns <code>NULL</code>, or if this variable is
|
|
set to <code>NULL</code>, then <code>rl_complete()</code> will call the value of
|
|
<code>rl_completion_entry_function</code> to generate matches, otherwise the
|
|
array of strings returned will be used.
|
|
If this function sets the <code>rl_attempted_completion_over</code>
|
|
variable to a non-zero value, Readline will not perform its default
|
|
completion even if this function returns no matches.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffilename_005fquoting_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_quote_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_filename_quoting_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ffilename_005fquoting_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A pointer to a function that will quote a filename in an
|
|
application-specific fashion. This is called if filename completion is being
|
|
attempted and one of the characters in <code>rl_filename_quote_characters</code>
|
|
appears in a completed filename. The function is called with
|
|
<var>text</var>, <var>match_type</var>, and <var>quote_pointer</var>. The <var>text</var>
|
|
is the filename to be quoted. The <var>match_type</var> is either
|
|
<code>SINGLE_MATCH</code>, if there is only one completion match, or
|
|
<code>MULT_MATCH</code>. Some functions use this to decide whether or not to
|
|
insert a closing quote character. The <var>quote_pointer</var> is a pointer
|
|
to any opening quote character the user typed. Some functions choose
|
|
to reset this character.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffilename_005fdequoting_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_dequote_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_filename_dequoting_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ffilename_005fdequoting_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A pointer to a function that will remove application-specific quoting
|
|
characters from a filename before completion is attempted, so those
|
|
characters do not interfere with matching the text against names in
|
|
the filesystem. It is called with <var>text</var>, the text of the word
|
|
to be dequoted, and <var>quote_char</var>, which is the quoting character
|
|
that delimits the filename (usually ‘<samp>'</samp>’ or ‘<samp>"</samp>’). If
|
|
<var>quote_char</var> is zero, the filename was not in an embedded string.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fchar_005fis_005fquoted_005fp"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_linebuf_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_char_is_quoted_p</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fchar_005fis_005fquoted_005fp' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A pointer to a function to call that determines whether or not a specific
|
|
character in the line buffer is quoted, according to whatever quoting
|
|
mechanism the program calling Readline uses. The function is called with
|
|
two arguments: <var>text</var>, the text of the line, and <var>index</var>, the
|
|
index of the character in the line. It is used to decide whether a
|
|
character found in <code>rl_completer_word_break_characters</code> should be
|
|
used to break words for the completer.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fignore_005fsome_005fcompletions_005ffunction"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_compignore_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_ignore_some_completions_function</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fignore_005fsome_005fcompletions_005ffunction' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This function, if defined, is called by the completer when real filename
|
|
completion is done, after all the matching names have been generated.
|
|
It is passed a <code>NULL</code> terminated array of matches.
|
|
The first element (<code>matches[0]</code>) is the
|
|
maximal substring common to all matches. This function can
|
|
re-arrange the list of matches as required, but each element deleted
|
|
from the array must be freed.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdirectory_005fcompletion_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_icppfunc_t *</em> <strong>rl_directory_completion_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fdirectory_005fcompletion_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>This function, if defined, is allowed to modify the directory portion
|
|
of filenames Readline completes.
|
|
It could be used to expand symbolic links or shell variables in pathnames.
|
|
It is called with the address of a string (the current directory name) as an
|
|
argument, and may modify that string.
|
|
If the string is replaced with a new string, the old value should be freed.
|
|
Any modified directory name should have a trailing slash.
|
|
The modified value will be used as part of the completion, replacing
|
|
the directory portion of the pathname the user typed.
|
|
At the least, even if no other expansion is performed, this function should
|
|
remove any quote characters from the directory name, because its result will
|
|
be passed directly to <code>opendir()</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The directory completion hook returns an integer that should be non-zero if
|
|
the function modifies its directory argument.
|
|
The function should not modify the directory argument if it returns 0.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fdirectory_005frewrite_005fhook_003b"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_icppfunc_t *</em> <strong>rl_directory_rewrite_hook;</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fdirectory_005frewrite_005fhook_003b' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function to call when completing
|
|
a directory name. This function takes the address of the directory name
|
|
to be modified as an argument. Unlike <code>rl_directory_completion_hook</code>,
|
|
it only modifies the directory name used in <code>opendir</code>, not what is
|
|
displayed when the possible completions are printed or inserted. It is
|
|
called before rl_directory_completion_hook.
|
|
At the least, even if no other expansion is performed, this function should
|
|
remove any quote characters from the directory name, because its result will
|
|
be passed directly to <code>opendir()</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The directory rewrite hook returns an integer that should be non-zero if
|
|
the function modifies its directory argument.
|
|
The function should not modify the directory argument if it returns 0.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffilename_005fstat_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_icppfunc_t *</em> <strong>rl_filename_stat_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ffilename_005fstat_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function for the completer to
|
|
call before deciding which character to append to a completed name.
|
|
This function modifies its filename name argument, and the modified value
|
|
is passed to <code>stat()</code> to determine the file’s type and characteristics.
|
|
This function does not need to remove quote characters from the filename.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The stat hook returns an integer that should be non-zero if
|
|
the function modifies its directory argument.
|
|
The function should not modify the directory argument if it returns 0.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffilename_005frewrite_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_dequote_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_filename_rewrite_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ffilename_005frewrite_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function called when reading
|
|
directory entries from the filesystem for completion and comparing
|
|
them to the partial word to be completed. The function should
|
|
perform any necessary application or system-specific conversion on
|
|
the filename, such as converting between character sets or converting
|
|
from a filesystem format to a character input format.
|
|
The function takes two arguments: <var>fname</var>, the filename to be converted,
|
|
and <var>fnlen</var>, its length in bytes.
|
|
It must either return its first argument (if no conversion takes place)
|
|
or the converted filename in newly-allocated memory. The converted
|
|
form is used to compare against the word to be completed, and, if it
|
|
matches, is added to the list of matches. Readline will free the
|
|
allocated string.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fdisplay_005fmatches_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_compdisp_func_t *</em> <strong>rl_completion_display_matches_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fdisplay_005fmatches_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, then this is the address of a function to call when
|
|
completing a word would normally display the list of possible matches.
|
|
This function is called in lieu of Readline displaying the list.
|
|
It takes three arguments:
|
|
(<code>char **</code><var>matches</var>, <code>int</code> <var>num_matches</var>, <code>int</code> <var>max_length</var>)
|
|
where <var>matches</var> is the array of matching strings,
|
|
<var>num_matches</var> is the number of strings in that array, and
|
|
<var>max_length</var> is the length of the longest string in that array.
|
|
Readline provides a convenience function, <code>rl_display_match_list</code>,
|
|
that takes care of doing the display to Readline’s output stream.
|
|
You may call that function from this hook.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbasic_005fword_005fbreak_005fcharacters"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_basic_word_break_characters</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fbasic_005fword_005fbreak_005fcharacters' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The basic list of characters that signal a break between words for the
|
|
completer routine. The default value of this variable is the characters
|
|
which break words for completion in Bash:
|
|
<code>" \t\n\"\\'`@$><=;|&{("</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fbasic_005fquote_005fcharacters"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_basic_quote_characters</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fbasic_005fquote_005fcharacters' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A list of quote characters which can cause a word break.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompleter_005fword_005fbreak_005fcharacters"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_completer_word_break_characters</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompleter_005fword_005fbreak_005fcharacters' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The list of characters that signal a break between words for
|
|
<code>rl_complete_internal()</code>. The default list is the value of
|
|
<code>rl_basic_word_break_characters</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fword_005fbreak_005fhook"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>rl_cpvfunc_t *</em> <strong>rl_completion_word_break_hook</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fword_005fbreak_005fhook' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, this is the address of a function to call when Readline is
|
|
deciding where to separate words for word completion. It should return
|
|
a character string like <code>rl_completer_word_break_characters</code> to be
|
|
used to perform the current completion. The function may choose to set
|
|
<code>rl_completer_word_break_characters</code> itself. If the function
|
|
returns <code>NULL</code>, <code>rl_completer_word_break_characters</code> is used.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompleter_005fquote_005fcharacters"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_completer_quote_characters</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompleter_005fquote_005fcharacters' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A list of characters which can be used to quote a substring of the line.
|
|
Completion occurs on the entire substring, and within the substring
|
|
<code>rl_completer_word_break_characters</code> are treated as any other character,
|
|
unless they also appear within this list.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffilename_005fquote_005fcharacters"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_filename_quote_characters</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ffilename_005fquote_005fcharacters' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>A list of characters that cause a filename to be quoted by the completer
|
|
when they appear in a completed filename. The default is the null string.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fspecial_005fprefixes"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>const char *</em> <strong>rl_special_prefixes</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fspecial_005fprefixes' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>The list of characters that are word break characters, but should be
|
|
left in <var>text</var> when it is passed to the completion function.
|
|
Programs can use this to help determine what kind of completing to do.
|
|
For instance, Bash sets this variable to "$@" so that it can complete
|
|
shell variables and hostnames.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fquery_005fitems"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_query_items</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fquery_005fitems' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Up to this many items will be displayed in response to a
|
|
possible-completions call. After that, Readline asks the user for
|
|
confirmation before displaying them.
|
|
The default value is 100. A negative value
|
|
indicates that Readline should never ask for confirmation.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fappend_005fcharacter"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_append_character</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fappend_005fcharacter' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When a single completion alternative matches at the end of the command
|
|
line, this character is appended to the inserted completion text. The
|
|
default is a space character (‘<samp> </samp>’). Setting this to the null
|
|
character (‘<samp>\0</samp>’) prevents anything being appended automatically.
|
|
This can be changed in application-specific completion functions to
|
|
provide the “most sensible word separator character” according to
|
|
an application-specific command line syntax specification.
|
|
It is set to the default before any application-specific completion function
|
|
is called, and may only be changed within such a function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fsuppress_005fappend"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_suppress_append</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fsuppress_005fappend' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, <var>rl_completion_append_character</var> is not appended to
|
|
matches at the end of the command line, as described above.
|
|
It is set to 0 before any application-specific completion function
|
|
is called, and may only be changed within such a function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fquote_005fcharacter"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_quote_character</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fquote_005fcharacter' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When Readline is completing quoted text, as delimited by one of the
|
|
characters in <var>rl_completer_quote_characters</var>, it sets this variable
|
|
to the quoting character found.
|
|
This is set before any application-specific completion function is called.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fsuppress_005fquote"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_suppress_quote</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fsuppress_005fquote' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, Readline does not append a matching quote character when
|
|
performing completion on a quoted string.
|
|
It is set to 0 before any application-specific completion function
|
|
is called, and may only be changed within such a function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005ffound_005fquote"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_found_quote</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005ffound_005fquote' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>When Readline is completing quoted text, it sets this variable
|
|
to a non-zero value if the word being completed contains or is delimited
|
|
by any quoting characters, including backslashes.
|
|
This is set before any application-specific completion function is called.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmark_005fsymlink_005fdirs"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_mark_symlink_dirs</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmark_005fsymlink_005fdirs' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, a slash will be appended to completed filenames that are
|
|
symbolic links to directory names, subject to the value of the
|
|
user-settable <var>mark-directories</var> variable.
|
|
This variable exists so that application-specific completion functions
|
|
can override the user’s global preference (set via the
|
|
<var>mark-symlinked-directories</var> Readline variable) if appropriate.
|
|
This variable is set to the user’s preference before any
|
|
application-specific completion function is called, so unless that
|
|
function modifies the value, the user’s preferences are honored.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fignore_005fcompletion_005fduplicates"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_ignore_completion_duplicates</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fignore_005fcompletion_005fduplicates' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If non-zero, then duplicates in the matches are removed.
|
|
The default is 1.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffilename_005fcompletion_005fdesired"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_filename_completion_desired</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ffilename_005fcompletion_005fdesired' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Non-zero means that the results of the matches are to be treated as
|
|
filenames. This is <em>always</em> zero when completion is attempted,
|
|
and can only be changed
|
|
within an application-specific completion function. If it is set to a
|
|
non-zero value by such a function, directory names have a slash appended
|
|
and Readline attempts to quote completed filenames if they contain any
|
|
characters in <code>rl_filename_quote_characters</code> and
|
|
<code>rl_filename_quoting_desired</code> is set to a non-zero value.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005ffilename_005fquoting_005fdesired"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_filename_quoting_desired</strong><a href='#index-rl_005ffilename_005fquoting_005fdesired' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Non-zero means that the results of the matches are to be quoted using
|
|
double quotes (or an application-specific quoting mechanism) if the
|
|
completed filename contains any characters in
|
|
<code>rl_filename_quote_chars</code>. This is <em>always</em> non-zero
|
|
when completion is attempted, and can only be changed within an
|
|
application-specific completion function.
|
|
The quoting is effected via a call to the function pointed to
|
|
by <code>rl_filename_quoting_function</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fattempted_005fcompletion_005fover"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_attempted_completion_over</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fattempted_005fcompletion_005fover' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If an application-specific completion function assigned to
|
|
<code>rl_attempted_completion_function</code> sets this variable to a non-zero
|
|
value, Readline will not perform its default filename completion even
|
|
if the application’s completion function returns no matches.
|
|
It should be set only by an application’s completion function.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fsort_005fcompletion_005fmatches"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_sort_completion_matches</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fsort_005fcompletion_005fmatches' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If an application sets this variable to 0, Readline will not sort the
|
|
list of completions (which implies that it cannot remove any duplicate
|
|
completions). The default value is 1, which means that Readline will
|
|
sort the completions and, depending on the value of
|
|
<code>rl_ignore_completion_duplicates</code>, will attempt to remove duplicate
|
|
matches.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005ftype"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_type</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005ftype' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set to a character describing the type of completion Readline is currently
|
|
attempting; see the description of <code>rl_complete_internal()</code>
|
|
(see <a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a>) for the list of characters.
|
|
This is set to the appropriate value before any application-specific
|
|
completion function is called, allowing such functions to present
|
|
the same interface as <code>rl_complete()</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005fcompletion_005finvoking_005fkey"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_completion_invoking_key</strong><a href='#index-rl_005fcompletion_005finvoking_005fkey' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>Set to the final character in the key sequence that invoked one of the
|
|
completion functions that call <code>rl_complete_internal()</code>. This is
|
|
set to the appropriate value before any application-specific completion
|
|
function is called.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<dl class="def">
|
|
<dt id="index-rl_005finhibit_005fcompletion"><span class="category">Variable: </span><span><em>int</em> <strong>rl_inhibit_completion</strong><a href='#index-rl_005finhibit_005fcompletion' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt>
|
|
<dd><p>If this variable is non-zero, completion is inhibited. The completion
|
|
character will be inserted as any other bound to <code>self-insert</code>.
|
|
</p></dd></dl>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
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</div>
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<div class="subsection" id="A-Short-Completion-Example">
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<div class="header">
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<p>
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Previous: <a href="#Completion-Variables" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Completion Variables</a>, Up: <a href="#Custom-Completers" accesskey="u" rel="up">Custom Completers</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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</div>
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<span id="A-Short-Completion-Example-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">2.6.4 A Short Completion Example</h4>
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|
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<p>Here is a small application demonstrating the use of the GNU Readline
|
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library. It is called <code>fileman</code>, and the source code resides in
|
|
<samp>examples/fileman.c</samp>. This sample application provides
|
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completion of command names, line editing features, and access to the
|
|
history list.
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</p>
|
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<div class="example">
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<pre class="example">/* fileman.c -- A tiny application which demonstrates how to use the
|
|
GNU Readline library. This application interactively allows users
|
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to manipulate files and their modes. */
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#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
|
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# include <config.h>
|
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#endif
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#include <sys/types.h>
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#ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
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# include <sys/file.h>
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#endif
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#include <sys/stat.h>
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#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
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# include <unistd.h>
|
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#endif
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#include <fcntl.h>
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <errno.h>
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#include <locale.h>
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#if defined (HAVE_STRING_H)
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# include <string.h>
|
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#else /* !HAVE_STRING_H */
|
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# include <strings.h>
|
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#endif /* !HAVE_STRING_H */
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#ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
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# include <stdlib.h>
|
|
#endif
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#include <time.h>
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#include <readline/readline.h>
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#include <readline/history.h>
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|
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extern char *xmalloc PARAMS((size_t));
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|
|
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/* The names of functions that actually do the manipulation. */
|
|
int com_list PARAMS((char *));
|
|
int com_view PARAMS((char *));
|
|
int com_rename PARAMS((char *));
|
|
int com_stat PARAMS((char *));
|
|
int com_pwd PARAMS((char *));
|
|
int com_delete PARAMS((char *));
|
|
int com_help PARAMS((char *));
|
|
int com_cd PARAMS((char *));
|
|
int com_quit PARAMS((char *));
|
|
|
|
/* A structure which contains information on the commands this program
|
|
can understand. */
|
|
|
|
typedef struct {
|
|
char *name; /* User printable name of the function. */
|
|
rl_icpfunc_t *func; /* Function to call to do the job. */
|
|
char *doc; /* Documentation for this function. */
|
|
} COMMAND;
|
|
|
|
COMMAND commands[] = {
|
|
{ "cd", com_cd, "Change to directory DIR" },
|
|
{ "delete", com_delete, "Delete FILE" },
|
|
{ "help", com_help, "Display this text" },
|
|
{ "?", com_help, "Synonym for `help'" },
|
|
{ "list", com_list, "List files in DIR" },
|
|
{ "ls", com_list, "Synonym for `list'" },
|
|
{ "pwd", com_pwd, "Print the current working directory" },
|
|
{ "quit", com_quit, "Quit using Fileman" },
|
|
{ "rename", com_rename, "Rename FILE to NEWNAME" },
|
|
{ "stat", com_stat, "Print out statistics on FILE" },
|
|
{ "view", com_view, "View the contents of FILE" },
|
|
{ (char *)NULL, (rl_icpfunc_t *)NULL, (char *)NULL }
|
|
};
|
|
|
|
/* Forward declarations. */
|
|
char *stripwhite ();
|
|
COMMAND *find_command ();
|
|
|
|
/* The name of this program, as taken from argv[0]. */
|
|
char *progname;
|
|
|
|
/* When non-zero, this global means the user is done using this program. */
|
|
int done;
|
|
|
|
char *
|
|
dupstr (s)
|
|
char *s;
|
|
{
|
|
char *r;
|
|
|
|
r = xmalloc (strlen (s) + 1);
|
|
strcpy (r, s);
|
|
return (r);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
main (argc, argv)
|
|
int argc;
|
|
char **argv;
|
|
{
|
|
char *line, *s;
|
|
|
|
setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
|
|
|
|
progname = argv[0];
|
|
|
|
initialize_readline (); /* Bind our completer. */
|
|
|
|
/* Loop reading and executing lines until the user quits. */
|
|
for ( ; done == 0; )
|
|
{
|
|
line = readline ("FileMan: ");
|
|
|
|
if (!line)
|
|
break;
|
|
|
|
/* Remove leading and trailing whitespace from the line.
|
|
Then, if there is anything left, add it to the history list
|
|
and execute it. */
|
|
s = stripwhite (line);
|
|
|
|
if (*s)
|
|
{
|
|
add_history (s);
|
|
execute_line (s);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
free (line);
|
|
}
|
|
exit (0);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Execute a command line. */
|
|
int
|
|
execute_line (line)
|
|
char *line;
|
|
{
|
|
register int i;
|
|
COMMAND *command;
|
|
char *word;
|
|
|
|
/* Isolate the command word. */
|
|
i = 0;
|
|
while (line[i] && whitespace (line[i]))
|
|
i++;
|
|
word = line + i;
|
|
|
|
while (line[i] && !whitespace (line[i]))
|
|
i++;
|
|
|
|
if (line[i])
|
|
line[i++] = '\0';
|
|
|
|
command = find_command (word);
|
|
|
|
if (!command)
|
|
{
|
|
fprintf (stderr, "%s: No such command for FileMan.\n", word);
|
|
return (-1);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Get argument to command, if any. */
|
|
while (whitespace (line[i]))
|
|
i++;
|
|
|
|
word = line + i;
|
|
|
|
/* Call the function. */
|
|
return ((*(command->func)) (word));
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Look up NAME as the name of a command, and return a pointer to that
|
|
command. Return a NULL pointer if NAME isn't a command name. */
|
|
COMMAND *
|
|
find_command (name)
|
|
char *name;
|
|
{
|
|
register int i;
|
|
|
|
for (i = 0; commands[i].name; i++)
|
|
if (strcmp (name, commands[i].name) == 0)
|
|
return (&commands[i]);
|
|
|
|
return ((COMMAND *)NULL);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Strip whitespace from the start and end of STRING. Return a pointer
|
|
into STRING. */
|
|
char *
|
|
stripwhite (string)
|
|
char *string;
|
|
{
|
|
register char *s, *t;
|
|
|
|
for (s = string; whitespace (*s); s++)
|
|
;
|
|
|
|
if (*s == 0)
|
|
return (s);
|
|
|
|
t = s + strlen (s) - 1;
|
|
while (t > s && whitespace (*t))
|
|
t--;
|
|
*++t = '\0';
|
|
|
|
return s;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* **************************************************************** */
|
|
/* */
|
|
/* Interface to Readline Completion */
|
|
/* */
|
|
/* **************************************************************** */
|
|
|
|
char *command_generator PARAMS((const char *, int));
|
|
char **fileman_completion PARAMS((const char *, int, int));
|
|
|
|
/* Tell the GNU Readline library how to complete. We want to try to complete
|
|
on command names if this is the first word in the line, or on filenames
|
|
if not. */
|
|
initialize_readline ()
|
|
{
|
|
/* Allow conditional parsing of the ~/.inputrc file. */
|
|
rl_readline_name = "FileMan";
|
|
|
|
/* Tell the completer that we want a crack first. */
|
|
rl_attempted_completion_function = fileman_completion;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Attempt to complete on the contents of TEXT. START and END bound the
|
|
region of rl_line_buffer that contains the word to complete. TEXT is
|
|
the word to complete. We can use the entire contents of rl_line_buffer
|
|
in case we want to do some simple parsing. Return the array of matches,
|
|
or NULL if there aren't any. */
|
|
char **
|
|
fileman_completion (text, start, end)
|
|
const char *text;
|
|
int start, end;
|
|
{
|
|
char **matches;
|
|
|
|
matches = (char **)NULL;
|
|
|
|
/* If this word is at the start of the line, then it is a command
|
|
to complete. Otherwise it is the name of a file in the current
|
|
directory. */
|
|
if (start == 0)
|
|
matches = rl_completion_matches (text, command_generator);
|
|
|
|
return (matches);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Generator function for command completion. STATE lets us know whether
|
|
to start from scratch; without any state (i.e. STATE == 0), then we
|
|
start at the top of the list. */
|
|
char *
|
|
command_generator (text, state)
|
|
const char *text;
|
|
int state;
|
|
{
|
|
static int list_index, len;
|
|
char *name;
|
|
|
|
/* If this is a new word to complete, initialize now. This includes
|
|
saving the length of TEXT for efficiency, and initializing the index
|
|
variable to 0. */
|
|
if (!state)
|
|
{
|
|
list_index = 0;
|
|
len = strlen (text);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Return the next name which partially matches from the command list. */
|
|
while (name = commands[list_index].name)
|
|
{
|
|
list_index++;
|
|
|
|
if (strncmp (name, text, len) == 0)
|
|
return (dupstr(name));
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* If no names matched, then return NULL. */
|
|
return ((char *)NULL);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* **************************************************************** */
|
|
/* */
|
|
/* FileMan Commands */
|
|
/* */
|
|
/* **************************************************************** */
|
|
|
|
/* String to pass to system (). This is for the LIST, VIEW and RENAME
|
|
commands. */
|
|
static char syscom[1024];
|
|
|
|
/* List the file(s) named in arg. */
|
|
com_list (arg)
|
|
char *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
if (!arg)
|
|
arg = "";
|
|
|
|
sprintf (syscom, "ls -FClg %s", arg);
|
|
return (system (syscom));
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
com_view (arg)
|
|
char *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
if (!valid_argument ("view", arg))
|
|
return 1;
|
|
|
|
#if defined (__MSDOS__)
|
|
/* more.com doesn't grok slashes in pathnames */
|
|
sprintf (syscom, "less %s", arg);
|
|
#else
|
|
sprintf (syscom, "more %s", arg);
|
|
#endif
|
|
return (system (syscom));
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
com_rename (arg)
|
|
char *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
too_dangerous ("rename");
|
|
return (1);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
com_stat (arg)
|
|
char *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
struct stat finfo;
|
|
|
|
if (!valid_argument ("stat", arg))
|
|
return (1);
|
|
|
|
if (stat (arg, &finfo) == -1)
|
|
{
|
|
perror (arg);
|
|
return (1);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
printf ("Statistics for `%s':\n", arg);
|
|
|
|
printf ("%s has %d link%s, and is %d byte%s in length.\n",
|
|
arg,
|
|
finfo.st_nlink,
|
|
(finfo.st_nlink == 1) ? "" : "s",
|
|
finfo.st_size,
|
|
(finfo.st_size == 1) ? "" : "s");
|
|
printf ("Inode Last Change at: %s", ctime (&finfo.st_ctime));
|
|
printf (" Last access at: %s", ctime (&finfo.st_atime));
|
|
printf (" Last modified at: %s", ctime (&finfo.st_mtime));
|
|
return (0);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
com_delete (arg)
|
|
char *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
too_dangerous ("delete");
|
|
return (1);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Print out help for ARG, or for all of the commands if ARG is
|
|
not present. */
|
|
com_help (arg)
|
|
char *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
register int i;
|
|
int printed = 0;
|
|
|
|
for (i = 0; commands[i].name; i++)
|
|
{
|
|
if (!*arg || (strcmp (arg, commands[i].name) == 0))
|
|
{
|
|
printf ("%s\t\t%s.\n", commands[i].name, commands[i].doc);
|
|
printed++;
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
if (!printed)
|
|
{
|
|
printf ("No commands match `%s'. Possibilities are:\n", arg);
|
|
|
|
for (i = 0; commands[i].name; i++)
|
|
{
|
|
/* Print in six columns. */
|
|
if (printed == 6)
|
|
{
|
|
printed = 0;
|
|
printf ("\n");
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
printf ("%s\t", commands[i].name);
|
|
printed++;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
if (printed)
|
|
printf ("\n");
|
|
}
|
|
return (0);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Change to the directory ARG. */
|
|
com_cd (arg)
|
|
char *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
if (chdir (arg) == -1)
|
|
{
|
|
perror (arg);
|
|
return 1;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
com_pwd ("");
|
|
return (0);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Print out the current working directory. */
|
|
com_pwd (ignore)
|
|
char *ignore;
|
|
{
|
|
char dir[1024], *s;
|
|
|
|
s = getcwd (dir, sizeof(dir) - 1);
|
|
if (s == 0)
|
|
{
|
|
printf ("Error getting pwd: %s\n", dir);
|
|
return 1;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
printf ("Current directory is %s\n", dir);
|
|
return 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* The user wishes to quit using this program. Just set DONE non-zero. */
|
|
com_quit (arg)
|
|
char *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
done = 1;
|
|
return (0);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Function which tells you that you can't do this. */
|
|
too_dangerous (caller)
|
|
char *caller;
|
|
{
|
|
fprintf (stderr,
|
|
"%s: Too dangerous for me to distribute. Write it yourself.\n",
|
|
caller);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Return non-zero if ARG is a valid argument for CALLER, else print
|
|
an error message and return zero. */
|
|
int
|
|
valid_argument (caller, arg)
|
|
char *caller, *arg;
|
|
{
|
|
if (!arg || !*arg)
|
|
{
|
|
fprintf (stderr, "%s: Argument required.\n", caller);
|
|
return (0);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
return (1);
|
|
}
|
|
</pre></div>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="appendix" id="GNU-Free-Documentation-License">
|
|
<div class="header">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Next: <a href="#Concept-Index" accesskey="n" rel="next">Concept Index</a>, Previous: <a href="#Programming-with-GNU-Readline" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Programming with GNU Readline</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">GNU Readline Library</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<span id="GNU-Free-Documentation-License-1"></span><h2 class="appendix">Appendix A GNU Free Documentation License</h2>
|
|
|
|
<div align="center">Version 1.3, 3 November 2008
|
|
</div>
|
|
|
|
<div class="display">
|
|
<pre class="display">Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
|
|
<a href="http://fsf.org/">http://fsf.org/</a>
|
|
|
|
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
|
|
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
|
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</pre></div>
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<li> PREAMBLE
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<p>The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other
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functional and useful document <em>free</em> in the sense of freedom: to
|
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assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it,
|
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with or without modifying it, either commercially or noncommercially.
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Secondarily, this License preserves for the author and publisher a way
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to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible
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</p>
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<p>This License is a kind of “copyleft”, which means that derivative
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works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense. It
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Make the same adjustment to the section titles in the list of
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<p>Translation is considered a kind of modification, so you may
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“Dedications”, or “History”, the requirement (section 4) to Preserve
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its Title (section 1) will typically require changing the actual
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title.
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<p>“Massive Multiauthor Collaboration Site” (or “MMC Site”) means any
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World Wide Web server that publishes copyrightable works and also
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provides prominent facilities for anybody to edit those works. A
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“Massive Multiauthor Collaboration” (or “MMC”) contained in the
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site means any set of copyrightable works thus published on the MMC
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site.
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</p>
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<p>“CC-BY-SA” means the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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license published by Creative Commons Corporation, a not-for-profit
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corporation with a principal place of business in San Francisco,
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California, as well as future copyleft versions of that license
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published by that same organization.
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</p>
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<p>“Incorporate” means to publish or republish a Document, in whole or
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in part, as part of another Document.
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</p>
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<p>An MMC is “eligible for relicensing” if it is licensed under this
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License, and if all works that were first published under this License
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somewhere other than this MMC, and subsequently incorporated in whole
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or in part into the MMC, (1) had no cover texts or invariant sections,
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and (2) were thus incorporated prior to November 1, 2008.
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</p>
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<p>The operator of an MMC Site may republish an MMC contained in the site
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under CC-BY-SA on the same site at any time before August 1, 2009,
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provided the MMC is eligible for relicensing.
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<span id="ADDENDUM_003a-How-to-use-this-License-for-your-documents"></span><h3 class="heading">ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents</h3>
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<p>To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of
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the License in the document and put the following copyright and
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<div class="example">
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<pre class="example"> Copyright (C) <var>year</var> <var>your name</var>.
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
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or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
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with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover
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Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
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Free Documentation License''.
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</pre></div>
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<p>If you have Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts and Back-Cover Texts,
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replace the “with…Texts.” line with this:
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</p>
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<div class="example">
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<pre class="example"> with the Invariant Sections being <var>list their titles</var>, with
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the Front-Cover Texts being <var>list</var>, and with the Back-Cover Texts
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being <var>list</var>.
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</pre></div>
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<p>If you have Invariant Sections without Cover Texts, or some other
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combination of the three, merge those two alternatives to suit the
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situation.
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</p>
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<p>If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we
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recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of
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free software license, such as the GNU General Public License,
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to permit their use in free software.
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<hr>
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</div>
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<div class="unnumbered" id="Concept-Index">
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<div class="header">
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<p>
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Next: <a href="#Function-and-Variable-Index" accesskey="n" rel="next">Function and Variable Index</a>, Previous: <a href="#GNU-Free-Documentation-License" accesskey="p" rel="prev">GNU Free Documentation License</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">GNU Readline Library</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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</div>
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<span id="Concept-Index-1"></span><h2 class="unnumbered">Concept Index</h2>
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<table><tr><th valign="top">Jump to: </th><td><a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-A"><b>A</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-C"><b>C</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-E"><b>E</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-I"><b>I</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-K"><b>K</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-N"><b>N</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-R"><b>R</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-V"><b>V</b></a>
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<tr><th id="Concept-Index_cp_letter-A">A</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-application_002dspecific-completion-functions">application-specific completion functions</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Custom-Completers">Custom Completers</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Concept-Index_cp_letter-C">C</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-command-editing">command editing</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Bare-Essentials">Readline Bare Essentials</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Concept-Index_cp_letter-E">E</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-editing-command-lines">editing command lines</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Bare-Essentials">Readline Bare Essentials</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-initialization-file_002c-readline">initialization file, readline</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-interaction_002c-readline">interaction, readline</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Interaction">Readline Interaction</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Concept-Index_cp_letter-K">K</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-kill-ring">kill ring</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Killing-Commands">Readline Killing Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-killing-text">killing text</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Killing-Commands">Readline Killing Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Concept-Index_cp_letter-N">N</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-notation_002c-readline">notation, readline</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Bare-Essentials">Readline Bare Essentials</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Concept-Index_cp_letter-R">R</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-readline_002c-function">readline, function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Basic-Behavior">Basic Behavior</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Concept-Index_cp_letter-V">V</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-variables_002c-readline">variables, readline</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Concept-Index_cp_letter-Y">Y</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-yanking-text">yanking text</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Killing-Commands">Readline Killing Commands</a></td></tr>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-C"><b>C</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-E"><b>E</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-I"><b>I</b></a>
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<div class="unnumbered" id="Function-and-Variable-Index">
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Previous: <a href="#Concept-Index" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Concept Index</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">GNU Readline Library</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<span id="Function-and-Variable-Index-1"></span><h2 class="unnumbered">Function and Variable Index</h2>
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<table><tr><th valign="top">Jump to: </th><td><a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_symbol-1"><b>_</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-A"><b>A</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-C"><b>C</b></a>
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<tr><td></td><th align="left">Index Entry</th><td> </td><th align="left"> Section</th></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_symbol-1">_</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005frl_005fdigit_005fp"><code>_rl_digit_p</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005frl_005fdigit_005fvalue"><code>_rl_digit_value</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005frl_005flowercase_005fp"><code>_rl_lowercase_p</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005frl_005fto_005flower"><code>_rl_to_lower</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005frl_005fto_005fupper"><code>_rl_to_upper</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005frl_005fuppercase_005fp"><code>_rl_uppercase_p</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-A">A</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-abort-_0028C_002dg_0029"><code>abort (C-g)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-accept_002dline-_0028Newline-or-Return_0029"><code>accept-line (Newline or Return)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-active_002dregion_002dend_002dcolor">active-region-end-color</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-active_002dregion_002dstart_002dcolor">active-region-start-color</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-B">B</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-backward_002dchar-_0028C_002db_0029"><code>backward-char (C-b)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-backward_002ddelete_002dchar-_0028Rubout_0029"><code>backward-delete-char (Rubout)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-backward_002dkill_002dline-_0028C_002dx-Rubout_0029"><code>backward-kill-line (C-x Rubout)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-backward_002dkill_002dword-_0028M_002dDEL_0029"><code>backward-kill-word (M-<span class="key">DEL</span>)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-backward_002dword-_0028M_002db_0029"><code>backward-word (M-b)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-beginning_002dof_002dhistory-_0028M_002d_003c_0029"><code>beginning-of-history (M-<)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-beginning_002dof_002dline-_0028C_002da_0029"><code>beginning-of-line (C-a)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-bell_002dstyle">bell-style</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-bind_002dtty_002dspecial_002dchars">bind-tty-special-chars</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-blink_002dmatching_002dparen">blink-matching-paren</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-bracketed_002dpaste_002dbegin-_0028_0029"><code>bracketed-paste-begin ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-C">C</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-call_002dlast_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-e_0029"><code>call-last-kbd-macro (C-x e)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keyboard-Macros">Keyboard Macros</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-capitalize_002dword-_0028M_002dc_0029"><code>capitalize-word (M-c)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-character_002dsearch-_0028C_002d_005d_0029"><code>character-search (C-])</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-character_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028M_002dC_002d_005d_0029"><code>character-search-backward (M-C-])</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-clear_002ddisplay-_0028M_002dC_002dl_0029"><code>clear-display (M-C-l)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-clear_002dscreen-_0028C_002dl_0029"><code>clear-screen (C-l)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-colored_002dcompletion_002dprefix">colored-completion-prefix</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-colored_002dstats">colored-stats</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-comment_002dbegin">comment-begin</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-complete-_0028TAB_0029"><code>complete (<span class="key">TAB</span>)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Completion">Commands For Completion</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-completion_002ddisplay_002dwidth">completion-display-width</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-completion_002dignore_002dcase">completion-ignore-case</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-completion_002dmap_002dcase">completion-map-case</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-completion_002dprefix_002ddisplay_002dlength">completion-prefix-display-length</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-completion_002dquery_002ditems">completion-query-items</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-convert_002dmeta">convert-meta</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-copy_002dbackward_002dword-_0028_0029"><code>copy-backward-word ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-copy_002dforward_002dword-_0028_0029"><code>copy-forward-word ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-copy_002dregion_002das_002dkill-_0028_0029"><code>copy-region-as-kill ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-D">D</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-delete_002dchar-_0028C_002dd_0029"><code>delete-char (C-d)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-delete_002dchar_002dor_002dlist-_0028_0029"><code>delete-char-or-list ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Completion">Commands For Completion</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-delete_002dhorizontal_002dspace-_0028_0029"><code>delete-horizontal-space ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-digit_002dargument-_0028M_002d0_002c-M_002d1_002c-_2026-M_002d_002d_0029"><code>digit-argument (<kbd>M-0</kbd>, <kbd>M-1</kbd>, … <kbd>M--</kbd>)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Numeric-Arguments">Numeric Arguments</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-disable_002dcompletion">disable-completion</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-do_002dlowercase_002dversion-_0028M_002dA_002c-M_002dB_002c-M_002dx_002c-_2026_0029"><code>do-lowercase-version (M-A, M-B, M-<var>x</var>, …)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-downcase_002dword-_0028M_002dl_0029"><code>downcase-word (M-l)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-dump_002dfunctions-_0028_0029"><code>dump-functions ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-dump_002dmacros-_0028_0029"><code>dump-macros ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-dump_002dvariables-_0028_0029"><code>dump-variables ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-E">E</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-echo_002dcontrol_002dcharacters">echo-control-characters</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-editing_002dmode">editing-mode</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-emacs_002dediting_002dmode-_0028C_002de_0029"><code>emacs-editing-mode (C-e)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-emacs_002dmode_002dstring">emacs-mode-string</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-enable_002dactive_002dregion">enable-active-region</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-enable_002dbracketed_002dpaste">enable-bracketed-paste</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-enable_002dkeypad">enable-keypad</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-end_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-_0029_0029"><code>end-kbd-macro (C-x ))</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keyboard-Macros">Keyboard Macros</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-end_002dof_002dfile-_0028usually-C_002dd_0029"><code><i>end-of-file</i> (usually C-d)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-end_002dof_002dhistory-_0028M_002d_003e_0029"><code>end-of-history (M->)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-end_002dof_002dline-_0028C_002de_0029"><code>end-of-line (C-e)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-exchange_002dpoint_002dand_002dmark-_0028C_002dx-C_002dx_0029"><code>exchange-point-and-mark (C-x C-x)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-expand_002dtilde">expand-tilde</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-F">F</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-fetch_002dhistory-_0028_0029"><code>fetch-history ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-forward_002dbackward_002ddelete_002dchar-_0028_0029"><code>forward-backward-delete-char ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-forward_002dchar-_0028C_002df_0029"><code>forward-char (C-f)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-forward_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028C_002ds_0029"><code>forward-search-history (C-s)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-forward_002dword-_0028M_002df_0029"><code>forward-word (M-f)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-H">H</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-history_002dpreserve_002dpoint">history-preserve-point</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-history_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028_0029"><code>history-search-backward ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-history_002dsearch_002dforward-_0028_0029"><code>history-search-forward ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-history_002dsize">history-size</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-history_002dsubstring_002dsearch_002dbackward-_0028_0029"><code>history-substring-search-backward ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-history_002dsubstring_002dsearch_002dforward-_0028_0029"><code>history-substring-search-forward ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-horizontal_002dscroll_002dmode">horizontal-scroll-mode</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-I">I</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-input_002dmeta">input-meta</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-insert_002dcomment-_0028M_002d_0023_0029"><code>insert-comment (M-#)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-insert_002dcompletions-_0028M_002d_002a_0029"><code>insert-completions (M-*)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Completion">Commands For Completion</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-isearch_002dterminators">isearch-terminators</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-K">K</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-keymap">keymap</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-kill_002dline-_0028C_002dk_0029"><code>kill-line (C-k)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-kill_002dregion-_0028_0029"><code>kill-region ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-kill_002dwhole_002dline-_0028_0029"><code>kill-whole-line ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-kill_002dword-_0028M_002dd_0029"><code>kill-word (M-d)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-M">M</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-mark_002dmodified_002dlines">mark-modified-lines</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-mark_002dsymlinked_002ddirectories">mark-symlinked-directories</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-match_002dhidden_002dfiles">match-hidden-files</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-menu_002dcomplete-_0028_0029"><code>menu-complete ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Completion">Commands For Completion</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-menu_002dcomplete_002dbackward-_0028_0029"><code>menu-complete-backward ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Completion">Commands For Completion</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-menu_002dcomplete_002ddisplay_002dprefix">menu-complete-display-prefix</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-meta_002dflag">meta-flag</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-N">N</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-next_002dhistory-_0028C_002dn_0029"><code>next-history (C-n)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-next_002dscreen_002dline-_0028_0029"><code>next-screen-line ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-non_002dincremental_002dforward_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028M_002dn_0029"><code>non-incremental-forward-search-history (M-n)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-non_002dincremental_002dreverse_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028M_002dp_0029"><code>non-incremental-reverse-search-history (M-p)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-O">O</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operate_002dand_002dget_002dnext-_0028C_002do_0029"><code>operate-and-get-next (C-o)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-output_002dmeta">output-meta</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-overwrite_002dmode-_0028_0029"><code>overwrite-mode ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-P">P</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-page_002dcompletions">page-completions</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-possible_002dcompletions-_0028M_002d_003f_0029"><code>possible-completions (M-?)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Completion">Commands For Completion</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-prefix_002dmeta-_0028ESC_0029"><code>prefix-meta (<span class="key">ESC</span>)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-previous_002dhistory-_0028C_002dp_0029"><code>previous-history (C-p)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-previous_002dscreen_002dline-_0028_0029"><code>previous-screen-line ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-print_002dlast_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028_0029"><code>print-last-kbd-macro ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keyboard-Macros">Keyboard Macros</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-Q">Q</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-quoted_002dinsert-_0028C_002dq-or-C_002dv_0029"><code>quoted-insert (C-q or C-v)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-R">R</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-re_002dread_002dinit_002dfile-_0028C_002dx-C_002dr_0029"><code>re-read-init-file (C-x C-r)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-readline"><code>readline</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Basic-Behavior">Basic Behavior</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-redraw_002dcurrent_002dline-_0028_0029"><code>redraw-current-line ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Moving">Commands For Moving</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-reverse_002dsearch_002dhistory-_0028C_002dr_0029"><code>reverse-search-history (C-r)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-History">Commands For History</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-revert_002dall_002dat_002dnewline">revert-all-at-newline</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-revert_002dline-_0028M_002dr_0029"><code>revert-line (M-r)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005factivate_005fmark"><code>rl_activate_mark</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fadd_005fdefun"><code>rl_add_defun</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Function-Naming">Function Naming</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fadd_005ffunmap_005fentry"><code>rl_add_funmap_entry</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fadd_005fundo"><code>rl_add_undo</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Allowing-Undoing">Allowing Undoing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005falphabetic"><code>rl_alphabetic</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005falready_005fprompted">rl_already_prompted</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fattempted_005fcompletion_005ffunction">rl_attempted_completion_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fattempted_005fcompletion_005fover">rl_attempted_completion_over</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbasic_005fquote_005fcharacters">rl_basic_quote_characters</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbasic_005fword_005fbreak_005fcharacters">rl_basic_word_break_characters</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbegin_005fundo_005fgroup"><code>rl_begin_undo_group</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Allowing-Undoing">Allowing Undoing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbinding_005fkeymap">rl_binding_keymap</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbind_005fkey"><code>rl_bind_key</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq"><code>rl_bind_keyseq</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fif_005funbound"><code>rl_bind_keyseq_if_unbound</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fif_005funbound_005fin_005fmap"><code>rl_bind_keyseq_if_unbound_in_map</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbind_005fkeyseq_005fin_005fmap"><code>rl_bind_keyseq_in_map</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fif_005funbound"><code>rl_bind_key_if_unbound</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fif_005funbound_005fin_005fmap"><code>rl_bind_key_if_unbound_in_map</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fbind_005fkey_005fin_005fmap"><code>rl_bind_key_in_map</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcallback_005fhandler_005finstall"><code>rl_callback_handler_install</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Alternate-Interface">Alternate Interface</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcallback_005fhandler_005fremove"><code>rl_callback_handler_remove</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Alternate-Interface">Alternate Interface</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcallback_005fread_005fchar"><code>rl_callback_read_char</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Alternate-Interface">Alternate Interface</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcallback_005fsigcleanup"><code>rl_callback_sigcleanup</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Alternate-Interface">Alternate Interface</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcatch_005fsignals">rl_catch_signals</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcatch_005fsigwinch">rl_catch_sigwinch</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fchange_005fenvironment">rl_change_environment</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fchar_005fis_005fquoted_005fp">rl_char_is_quoted_p</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcheck_005fsignals"><code>rl_check_signals</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcleanup_005fafter_005fsignal"><code>rl_cleanup_after_signal</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fclear_005fhistory"><code>rl_clear_history</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fclear_005fmessage"><code>rl_clear_message</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fclear_005fpending_005finput"><code>rl_clear_pending_input</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fclear_005fsignals"><code>rl_clear_signals</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fclear_005fvisible_005fline"><code>rl_clear_visible_line</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcomplete"><code>rl_complete</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#How-Completing-Works">How Completing Works</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcomplete-1"><code>rl_complete</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompleter_005fquote_005fcharacters">rl_completer_quote_characters</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompleter_005fword_005fbreak_005fcharacters">rl_completer_word_break_characters</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcomplete_005finternal"><code>rl_complete_internal</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fappend_005fcharacter">rl_completion_append_character</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fdisplay_005fmatches_005fhook">rl_completion_display_matches_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fentry_005ffunction">rl_completion_entry_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#How-Completing-Works">How Completing Works</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fentry_005ffunction-1">rl_completion_entry_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005ffound_005fquote">rl_completion_found_quote</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005finvoking_005fkey">rl_completion_invoking_key</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmark_005fsymlink_005fdirs">rl_completion_mark_symlink_dirs</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmatches"><code>rl_completion_matches</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fmode"><code>rl_completion_mode</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fquery_005fitems">rl_completion_query_items</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fquote_005fcharacter">rl_completion_quote_character</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fsuppress_005fappend">rl_completion_suppress_append</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fsuppress_005fquote">rl_completion_suppress_quote</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005ftype">rl_completion_type</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcompletion_005fword_005fbreak_005fhook">rl_completion_word_break_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcopy_005fkeymap"><code>rl_copy_keymap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcopy_005ftext"><code>rl_copy_text</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Modifying-Text">Modifying Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fcrlf"><code>rl_crlf</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdeactivate_005fmark"><code>rl_deactivate_mark</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdelete_005ftext"><code>rl_delete_text</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Modifying-Text">Modifying Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdeprep_005fterminal"><code>rl_deprep_terminal</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Terminal-Management">Terminal Management</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdeprep_005fterm_005ffunction">rl_deprep_term_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fding"><code>rl_ding</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdirectory_005fcompletion_005fhook">rl_directory_completion_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdirectory_005frewrite_005fhook_003b">rl_directory_rewrite_hook;</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdiscard_005fkeymap"><code>rl_discard_keymap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdispatching">rl_dispatching</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdisplay_005fmatch_005flist"><code>rl_display_match_list</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdisplay_005fprompt">rl_display_prompt</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdone">rl_done</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fdo_005fundo"><code>rl_do_undo</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Allowing-Undoing">Allowing Undoing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fecho_005fsignal_005fchar"><code>rl_echo_signal_char</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fediting_005fmode">rl_editing_mode</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fempty_005fkeymap"><code>rl_empty_keymap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fend">rl_end</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fend_005fundo_005fgroup"><code>rl_end_undo_group</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Allowing-Undoing">Allowing Undoing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005feof_005ffound">rl_eof_found</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ferase_005fempty_005fline">rl_erase_empty_line</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fevent_005fhook">rl_event_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fexecute_005fnext"><code>rl_execute_next</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkey">rl_executing_key</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkeymap">rl_executing_keymap</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fexecuting_005fkeyseq">rl_executing_keyseq</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fexecuting_005fmacro">rl_executing_macro</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fexpand_005fprompt"><code>rl_expand_prompt</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fexplicit_005farg">rl_explicit_arg</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fextend_005fline_005fbuffer"><code>rl_extend_line_buffer</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffilename_005fcompletion_005fdesired">rl_filename_completion_desired</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffilename_005fcompletion_005ffunction"><code>rl_filename_completion_function</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffilename_005fdequoting_005ffunction">rl_filename_dequoting_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffilename_005fquote_005fcharacters">rl_filename_quote_characters</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffilename_005fquoting_005fdesired">rl_filename_quoting_desired</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffilename_005fquoting_005ffunction">rl_filename_quoting_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffilename_005frewrite_005fhook">rl_filename_rewrite_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffilename_005fstat_005fhook">rl_filename_stat_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fforced_005fupdate_005fdisplay"><code>rl_forced_update_display</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffree"><code>rl_free</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffree_005fkeymap"><code>rl_free_keymap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffree_005fline_005fstate"><code>rl_free_line_state</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffree_005fundo_005flist"><code>rl_free_undo_list</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Allowing-Undoing">Allowing Undoing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffunction_005fdumper"><code>rl_function_dumper</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffunction_005fof_005fkeyseq"><code>rl_function_of_keyseq</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffunction_005fof_005fkeyseq_005flen"><code>rl_function_of_keyseq_len</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ffunmap_005fnames"><code>rl_funmap_names</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fgeneric_005fbind"><code>rl_generic_bind</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fgetc"><code>rl_getc</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fgetc_005ffunction">rl_getc_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap"><code>rl_get_keymap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap_005fby_005fname"><code>rl_get_keymap_by_name</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fget_005fkeymap_005fname"><code>rl_get_keymap_name</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fget_005fscreen_005fsize"><code>rl_get_screen_size</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fget_005ftermcap"><code>rl_get_termcap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fgnu_005freadline_005fp">rl_gnu_readline_p</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fignore_005fcompletion_005fduplicates">rl_ignore_completion_duplicates</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fignore_005fsome_005fcompletions_005ffunction">rl_ignore_some_completions_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005finhibit_005fcompletion">rl_inhibit_completion</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005finitialize"><code>rl_initialize</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005finput_005favailable_005fhook">rl_input_available_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005finsert_005fcompletions"><code>rl_insert_completions</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005finsert_005ftext"><code>rl_insert_text</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Modifying-Text">Modifying Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005finstream">rl_instream</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005finvoking_005fkeyseqs"><code>rl_invoking_keyseqs</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005finvoking_005fkeyseqs_005fin_005fmap"><code>rl_invoking_keyseqs_in_map</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fkeep_005fmark_005factive"><code>rl_keep_mark_active</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fkey_005fsequence_005flength">rl_key_sequence_length</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fkill_005ftext"><code>rl_kill_text</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Modifying-Text">Modifying Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005flast_005ffunc">rl_last_func</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005flibrary_005fversion">rl_library_version</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fline_005fbuffer">rl_line_buffer</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005flist_005ffunmap_005fnames"><code>rl_list_funmap_names</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fmacro_005fbind"><code>rl_macro_bind</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fmacro_005fdumper"><code>rl_macro_dumper</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fmake_005fbare_005fkeymap"><code>rl_make_bare_keymap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fmake_005fkeymap"><code>rl_make_keymap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fmark">rl_mark</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fmark_005factive_005fp"><code>rl_mark_active_p</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fmessage"><code>rl_message</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fmodifying"><code>rl_modifying</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Allowing-Undoing">Allowing Undoing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fnamed_005ffunction"><code>rl_named_function</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fnumeric_005farg">rl_numeric_arg</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fnum_005fchars_005fto_005fread">rl_num_chars_to_read</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fon_005fnew_005fline"><code>rl_on_new_line</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fon_005fnew_005fline_005fwith_005fprompt"><code>rl_on_new_line_with_prompt</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005foutstream">rl_outstream</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fparse_005fand_005fbind"><code>rl_parse_and_bind</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fpending_005finput">rl_pending_input</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fpending_005fsignal"><code>rl_pending_signal</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fpersistent_005fsignal_005fhandlers">rl_persistent_signal_handlers</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fpoint">rl_point</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fpossible_005fcompletions"><code>rl_possible_completions</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fprefer_005fenv_005fwinsize">rl_prefer_env_winsize</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fprep_005fterminal"><code>rl_prep_terminal</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Terminal-Management">Terminal Management</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fprep_005fterm_005ffunction">rl_prep_term_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fpre_005finput_005fhook">rl_pre_input_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fprompt">rl_prompt</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fpush_005fmacro_005finput"><code>rl_push_macro_input</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Modifying-Text">Modifying Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005freadline_005fname">rl_readline_name</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005freadline_005fstate">rl_readline_state</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005freadline_005fversion">rl_readline_version</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fread_005finit_005ffile"><code>rl_read_init_file</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fread_005fkey"><code>rl_read_key</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fredisplay"><code>rl_redisplay</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fredisplay_005ffunction">rl_redisplay_function</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005freplace_005fline"><code>rl_replace_line</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005freset_005fafter_005fsignal"><code>rl_reset_after_signal</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005freset_005fline_005fstate"><code>rl_reset_line_state</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005freset_005fscreen_005fsize"><code>rl_reset_screen_size</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005freset_005fterminal"><code>rl_reset_terminal</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Terminal-Management">Terminal Management</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fresize_005fterminal"><code>rl_resize_terminal</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005frestore_005fprompt"><code>rl_restore_prompt</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005frestore_005fstate"><code>rl_restore_state</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fsave_005fprompt"><code>rl_save_prompt</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fsave_005fstate"><code>rl_save_state</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Utility-Functions">Utility Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005fkey"><code>rl_set_key</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005fkeyboard_005finput_005ftimeout"><code>rl_set_keyboard_input_timeout</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005fkeymap"><code>rl_set_keymap</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005fkeymap_005fname"><code>rl_set_keymap_name</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keymaps">Keymaps</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005fparen_005fblink_005ftimeout"><code>rl_set_paren_blink_timeout</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005fprompt"><code>rl_set_prompt</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005fscreen_005fsize"><code>rl_set_screen_size</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005fsignals"><code>rl_set_signals</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Signal-Handling">Readline Signal Handling</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fset_005ftimeout"><code>rl_set_timeout</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fshow_005fchar"><code>rl_show_char</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Redisplay">Redisplay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fsignal_005fevent_005fhook">rl_signal_event_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fsort_005fcompletion_005fmatches">rl_sort_completion_matches</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fspecial_005fprefixes">rl_special_prefixes</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Variables">Completion Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fstartup_005fhook">rl_startup_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fstuff_005fchar"><code>rl_stuff_char</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fterminal_005fname">rl_terminal_name</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ftimeout_005fevent_005fhook">rl_timeout_event_hook</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Variables">Readline Variables</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ftimeout_005fremaining"><code>rl_timeout_remaining</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Character-Input">Character Input</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ftrim_005farg_005ffrom_005fkeyseq"><code>rl_trim_arg_from_keyseq</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Associating-Function-Names-and-Bindings">Associating Function Names and Bindings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ftty_005fset_005fdefault_005fbindings"><code>rl_tty_set_default_bindings</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Terminal-Management">Terminal Management</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ftty_005fset_005fechoing"><code>rl_tty_set_echoing</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Terminal-Management">Terminal Management</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005ftty_005funset_005fdefault_005fbindings"><code>rl_tty_unset_default_bindings</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Terminal-Management">Terminal Management</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005funbind_005fcommand_005fin_005fmap"><code>rl_unbind_command_in_map</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005funbind_005ffunction_005fin_005fmap"><code>rl_unbind_function_in_map</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005funbind_005fkey"><code>rl_unbind_key</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005funbind_005fkey_005fin_005fmap"><code>rl_unbind_key_in_map</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Binding-Keys">Binding Keys</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fusername_005fcompletion_005ffunction"><code>rl_username_completion_function</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Completion-Functions">Completion Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fvariable_005fbind"><code>rl_variable_bind</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fvariable_005fdumper"><code>rl_variable_dumper</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-rl_005fvariable_005fvalue"><code>rl_variable_value</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Functions">Miscellaneous Functions</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-S">S</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-self_002dinsert-_0028a_002c-b_002c-A_002c-1_002c-_0021_002c-_2026_0029"><code>self-insert (a, b, A, 1, !, …)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-set_002dmark-_0028C_002d_0040_0029"><code>set-mark (C-@)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-shell_002dtranspose_002dwords-_0028M_002dC_002dt_0029"><code>shell-transpose-words (M-C-t)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-show_002dall_002dif_002dambiguous">show-all-if-ambiguous</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-show_002dall_002dif_002dunmodified">show-all-if-unmodified</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-show_002dmode_002din_002dprompt">show-mode-in-prompt</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-skip_002dcompleted_002dtext">skip-completed-text</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-skip_002dcsi_002dsequence-_0028_0029"><code>skip-csi-sequence ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-start_002dkbd_002dmacro-_0028C_002dx-_0028_0029"><code>start-kbd-macro (C-x ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Keyboard-Macros">Keyboard Macros</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-T">T</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-tab_002dinsert-_0028M_002dTAB_0029"><code>tab-insert (M-<span class="key">TAB</span>)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-tilde_002dexpand-_0028M_002d_007e_0029"><code>tilde-expand (M-~)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-transpose_002dchars-_0028C_002dt_0029"><code>transpose-chars (C-t)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-transpose_002dwords-_0028M_002dt_0029"><code>transpose-words (M-t)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Text">Commands For Text</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
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<tr><th id="Function-and-Variable-Index_fn_letter-U">U</th><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-undo-_0028C_002d_005f-or-C_002dx-C_002du_0029"><code>undo (C-_ or C-x C-u)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Miscellaneous-Commands">Miscellaneous Commands</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-universal_002dargument-_0028_0029"><code>universal-argument ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Numeric-Arguments">Numeric Arguments</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-unix_002dfilename_002drubout-_0028_0029"><code>unix-filename-rubout ()</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-vi_002dins_002dmode_002dstring">vi-ins-mode-string</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-visible_002dstats">visible-stats</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Readline-Init-File-Syntax">Readline Init File Syntax</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-yank_002dpop-_0028M_002dy_0029"><code>yank-pop (M-y)</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Commands-For-Killing">Commands For Killing</a></td></tr>
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