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For questions pertaining to inputrc, the configuration file for the GNU Readline library. Use this tag for questions about Readline customization or about inputrc syntax.

should be used for questions about the configuration or GNU Readline or about ~/.inputrc syntax.

~/.inputrc is the configuration file for the GNU Readline library which provides command-line editing and history searching capabilities for interactive programs with a command-line interface. See for questions and answer about Readline in general.

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Where does /etc/inputrc come from?

I'm just being curious about how or from what package the /etc/inputrc file is generated in an Ubuntu system. I've tried: $ apt-file search /etc/inputrc But it outputs nothing. No package assigned? I've seen there exist a inputrc file in the…
Javier López
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.inputrc `forward-word` + select

Following from this post, I added CTRL+ ← and CLTR+ → functionality to my Ubuntu terminal to skip words by adding to .inputrc: "\e[1;5C": forward-word "\e[1;5D": backward-word "\e[5C": forward-word "\e[5D": backward-word "\e\e[C":…
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Bash shell customizations

I understand that the bashrc and inputrc are used to configure the shell. I'm also assuming that making changes to the versions in /etc apply to all users and the versions in ~./ are for the current user. So if for example /etc/inputrc and…
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In Bash or ZSH, is there an opposite to the `clear` command?

Typing clear into a shell creates a bunch of new lines until the output history above is all but hidden. Is there a command or method that does the opposite of clear? That essentially moves your current line you are editting to the middle or bottom…
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How to disable bash command horizontal scrolling to get new line instead

When I type a long command in a terminal from a SSH session, the content of the command line is scrolling to the left. $ echo this is a really long command line that goes on and on and on and on Might be displayed as: $ y long command line that goes…
sestegra
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IM-Config head / tail error

Trying to change my Input Method with im-config outputs this after I select and save what I want to use. head: error reading ‘adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20140702’: Is a directory tail: error reading ‘adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20140702’: Is a directory E:…
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List of inputrc keyboard action labels for keyboard operations?

Where do I find a list of the potential keyword operations labels I can attach to various keystrokes, like in this post? .inputrc `forward-word` + select In that post I see forward-word and backward-word. I need a complete list of those…
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Can't type the letter 's' in terminal

I recently tried to disable case sensitivity in the Ubuntu terminal, and ran a few commands to do so. After I got it working properly, it somehow messed with my ability to type, or even copy, a lowercase s into terminal. I have tried changing the…
Erik Ormevik
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Messed up inputrc file, can't type d to sudo to fix it

I'm using the Linux subsystem on Windows 10, running Ubuntu bash. I was trying to disable the windows error ding every time I tab completed something, and now I can't type 'd' (or CAPS{shift{d}}, or paste in 'd' following the instructions given by…
Dylan Tomberlin
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