editrc(5) File Formats Manual editrc(5)
NAME
editrc - configuration file for editline library
SYNOPSIS
editrc
DESCRIPTION
The editrc file defines various settings to be used by the editline(3)
library.
The format of each line is: is one of the builtin commands. Refer to
for more information. is the program name string that a program
defines when it calls to set up which is usually will be executed for
any program which matches may also be a style regular expression, in
which case will be executed for any program that matches the regular
expression.
If is absent, is executed for all programs. The library has some
builtin commands, which affect the way that the line editing and
history functions operate. These are based on similar named builtins
present in the shell.
The following builtin commands are available: Without options and
arguments, list all bound keys and macros, and the editor command or
input string to which each one is bound. If only is supplied, show the
binding for that key or macro. If is supplied, bind the editor to that
key or macro.
The options are as follows: List or change key bindings in the mode
alternate (command mode) key map. Bind all keys to the standard Emacs-
like bindings. is interpreted as a symbolic arrow key name, which may
be one of or List all editor commands and a short description of each.
Remove the binding of the key or macro Define a keyboard macro rather
than a key binding or command macro: is taken as a literal string and
appended to the input queue whenever is typed. Bound keys and macros
in are themselves reinterpreted, and this continues for ten levels of
interpretation. Bind all keys to the standard bindings.
The manual documents all editor commands and contains more information
about macros and the input queue. and can contain control characters
of the form e.g. and the following backslashed escape sequences: Bell
Backspace Escape Formfeed Newline Carriage return Horizontal tab
Vertical tab The character corresponding to the octal number nullifies
the special meaning of the following character, if it has any, notably
and Exercise terminal capabilities given in If is or the value of that
capability is printed, with or indicating that the terminal does or
does not have that capability. returns an empty string for non-
existent capabilities, rather than causing an error. causes messages
to be verbose. Enable or disable the functionality in a program. The
command lists all entries in the history. The command sets the history
size to entries. The command controls if history should keep duplicate
entries. If is non zero, only keep unique history entries. If is
zero, then keep all entries (the default). Set the terminal capability
to as defined in No sanity checking is done. Oo Fl Ar mode Oc Oo Ar
mode Oc Oo Ar char Ns Ic = Ns Ar c Oc Control which tty modes that
won't allow the user to change. or tells to act on the or set of tty
modes respectively; defaulting to
Without other arguments, lists the modes in the chosen set which are
fixed on or off lists all tty modes in the chosen set regardless of the
setting. With or fixes on or off or removes control of in the chosen
set. can also be used to set tty characters to particular values using
If is empty then the character is set to List the values of all the
terminal capabilities (see Names the default configuration file for the
library. Last resort user configuration file for the library if no
other file is specified. The library was written by and this manual
was written by with some sections inspired by
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