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authorChet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>2011-11-23 19:01:09 -0500
committerChet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>2011-11-23 19:01:09 -0500
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Readline-4.2a import
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@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ available to be yanked back later, when you are typing another line.
as those used by `M-f'.
`M-<DEL>'
- Kill from the cursor the start of the previous word, or, if between
+ Kill from the cursor 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 `M-b'.
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ 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.
+ Readline remembers the last incremental search string. If two
+`C-r's are typed without any intervening characters defining a new
+search string, any remembered search string is used.
+
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.
@@ -419,6 +423,10 @@ Variable Settings
If set to `on', tilde expansion is performed when Readline
attempts word completion. The default is `off'.
+ If set to `on', the history code attempts to place point at
+ the same location on each history line retrived with
+ `previous-history' or `next-history'.
+
`horizontal-scroll-mode'
This variable can be set to either `on' or `off'. Setting it
to `on' means that the text of the lines being edited will
@@ -458,6 +466,13 @@ Variable Settings
asterisk (`*') at the start of history lines which have been
modified. This variable is `off' by default.
+ `match-hidden-files'
+ This variable, when set to `on', causes Readline to match
+ files whose names begin with a `.' (hidden files) when
+ performing filename completion, unless the leading `.' is
+ supplied by the user in the filename to be completed. This
+ variable is `on' by default.
+
`output-meta'
If set to `on', Readline will display characters with the
eighth bit set directly rather than as a meta-prefixed escape
@@ -578,13 +593,13 @@ Key Bindings
vertical tab
`\NNN'
- the character whose ASCII code is the octal value NNN (one to
- three digits)
-
- `\xNNN'
- the character whose ASCII code is the hexadecimal value NNN
+ the eight-bit character whose value is the octal value NNN
(one to three digits)
+ `\xHH'
+ the eight-bit character whose value is the hexadecimal value
+ HH (one or two hex digits)
+
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
@@ -928,7 +943,8 @@ Commands For Changing Text
`transpose-words (M-t)'
Drag the word before point past the word after point, moving point
- past that word as well.
+ 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.
`upcase-word (M-u)'
Uppercase the current (or following) word. With a negative
@@ -1185,21 +1201,21 @@ Node: Readline Interaction3837
Node: Readline Bare Essentials5025
Node: Readline Movement Commands6807
Node: Readline Killing Commands7765
-Node: Readline Arguments9676
-Node: Searching10713
-Node: Readline Init File12670
-Node: Readline Init File Syntax13732
-Node: Conditional Init Constructs23655
-Node: Sample Init File26181
-Node: Bindable Readline Commands29352
-Node: Commands For Moving30403
-Node: Commands For History31253
-Node: Commands For Text34112
-Node: Commands For Killing36100
-Node: Numeric Arguments38052
-Node: Commands For Completion39181
-Node: Keyboard Macros40714
-Node: Miscellaneous Commands41274
-Node: Readline vi Mode44068
+Node: Readline Arguments9675
+Node: Searching10712
+Node: Readline Init File12856
+Node: Readline Init File Syntax13918
+Node: Conditional Init Constructs24369
+Node: Sample Init File26895
+Node: Bindable Readline Commands30066
+Node: Commands For Moving31117
+Node: Commands For History31967
+Node: Commands For Text34826
+Node: Commands For Killing36918
+Node: Numeric Arguments38870
+Node: Commands For Completion39999
+Node: Keyboard Macros41532
+Node: Miscellaneous Commands42092
+Node: Readline vi Mode44886

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