readline: Miscellaneous Commands
1.4.8 Some Miscellaneous Commands
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're-read-init-file (C-x C-r)'
Read in the contents of the INPUTRC file, and incorporate any
bindings or variable assignments found there.
'abort (C-g)'
Abort the current editing command and ring the terminal's bell
(subject to the setting of 'bell-style').
'do-uppercase-version (M-a, M-b, M-X, ...)'
If the metafied character X is lowercase, run the command that is
bound to the corresponding uppercase character.
'prefix-meta (<ESC>)'
Metafy the next character typed. This is for keyboards without a
meta key. Typing '<ESC> f' is equivalent to typing 'M-f'.
'undo (C-_ or C-x C-u)'
Incremental undo, separately remembered for each line.
'revert-line (M-r)'
Undo all changes made to this line. This is like executing the
'undo' command enough times to get back to the beginning.
'tilde-expand (M-~)'
Perform tilde expansion on the current word.
'set-mark (C-@)'
Set the mark to the point. If a numeric argument is supplied, the
mark is set to that position.
'exchange-point-and-mark (C-x C-x)'
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.
'character-search (C-])'
A character is read and point is moved to the next occurrence of
that character. A negative count searches for previous
occurrences.
'character-search-backward (M-C-])'
A character is read and point is moved to the previous occurrence
of that character. A negative count searches for subsequent
occurrences.
'skip-csi-sequence ()'
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-[.
'insert-comment (M-#)'
Without a numeric argument, the value of the 'comment-begin'
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
'comment-begin', the value is inserted, otherwise the characters in
'comment-begin' are deleted from the beginning of the line. In
either case, the line is accepted as if a newline had been typed.
'dump-functions ()'
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 INPUTRC
file. This command is unbound by default.
'dump-variables ()'
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
INPUTRC file. This command is unbound by default.
'dump-macros ()'
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 INPUTRC
file. This command is unbound by default.
'emacs-editing-mode (C-e)'
When in 'vi' command mode, this causes a switch to 'emacs' editing
mode.
'vi-editing-mode (M-C-j)'
When in 'emacs' editing mode, this causes a switch to 'vi' editing
mode.
Info Catalog
readline: Keyboard Macros
readline: Bindable Readline Commands