Table of Contents

1. Command Line Editing

1.1 Introduction to Line Editing
1.2 Readline Interaction

1.2.1 Readline Bare Essentials
1.2.2 Readline Movement Commands
1.2.3 Readline Killing Commands
1.2.4 Readline Arguments
1.2.5 Searching for Commands in the History

1.3 Readline Init File

1.3.1 Readline Init File Syntax
1.3.2 Conditional Init Constructs
1.3.3 Sample Init File

1.4 Bindable Readline Commands

1.4.1 Commands For Moving
1.4.2 Commands For Manipulating The History
1.4.3 Commands For Changing Text
1.4.4 Killing And Yanking
1.4.5 Specifying Numeric Arguments
1.4.6 Letting Readline Type For You
1.4.7 Keyboard Macros
1.4.8 Some Miscellaneous Commands

1.5 Readline vi Mode