.\" Chet Ramey
.\" Information Network Services
.\" Case Western Reserve University
-.\" chet@ins.CWRU.Edu
+.\" chet.ramey@case.edu
.\"
-.\" Last Change: Sat Aug 28 18:56:32 EDT 2010
+.\" Last Change: Sun Feb 28 15:42:34 EST 2016
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-.TH READLINE 3 "2010 August 28" "GNU Readline 6.2"
+.TH READLINE 3 "2016 February 28" "GNU Readline 7.0"
.\"
.\" File Name macro. This used to be `.PN', for Path Name,
.\" but Sun doesn't seem to like that very much.
\fBreadline\fP (\fIconst char *prompt\fP);
.fi
.SH COPYRIGHT
-.if n Readline is Copyright (C) 1989\-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-.if t Readline is Copyright \(co 1989\-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+.if n Readline is Copyright (C) 1989\-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+.if t Readline is Copyright \(co 1989\-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
.B readline
.LP
An Emacs-style notation is used to denote
keystrokes. Control keys are denoted by C\-\fIkey\fR, e.g., C\-n
-means Control\-N. Similarly,
+means Control\-N. Similarly,
.I meta
keys are denoted by M\-\fIkey\fR, so M\-x means Meta\-X. (On keyboards
-without a
+without a
.I meta
key, M\-\fIx\fP means ESC \fIx\fP, i.e., press the Escape key
then the
which normally act as a repeat count. Sometimes, however, it is the
sign of the argument that is significant. Passing a negative argument
to a command that acts in the forward direction (e.g., \fBkill\-line\fP)
-causes that command to act in a backward direction. Commands whose
-behavior with arguments deviates from this are noted.
+causes that command to act in a backward direction.
+Commands whose behavior with arguments deviates from this are noted
+below.
.PP
When a command is described as \fIkilling\fP text, the text
deleted is saved for possible future retrieval
(\fIyanking\fP). The killed text is saved in a
\fIkill ring\fP. Consecutive kills cause the text to be
-accumulated into one unit, which can be yanked all at once.
+accumulated into one unit, which can be yanked all at once.
Commands which do not kill text separate the chunks of text
on the kill ring.
.SH INITIALIZATION FILE
C\-Meta\-u: universal\-argument
.RE
.sp
-into the
+into the
.I inputrc
would make M\-C\-u execute the readline command
.IR universal\-argument .
.I inputrc
file is simple. All that is required is the name of the
command or the text of a macro and a key sequence to which
-it should be bound. The name may be specified in one of two ways:
+it should be bound. The name may be specified in one of two ways:
as a symbolic key name, possibly with \fIMeta\-\fP or \fIControl\-\fP
prefixes, or as a key sequence.
The name and key sequence are separated by a colon. There can be no
.I "C-x C-r"
is bound to the function
.BR re\-read\-init\-file ,
-and
+and
.I "ESC [ 1 1 ~"
is bound to insert the text
.if t \f(CWFunction Key 1\fP.
If set to \fBaudible\fP, readline attempts to ring the terminal's bell.
.TP
.B bind\-tty\-special\-chars (On)
-If set to \fBOn\fP, readline attempts to bind the control characters
-treated specially by the kernel's terminal driver to their readline
-equivalents.
+If set to \fBOn\fP (the default), readline attempts to bind the control
+characters treated specially by the kernel's terminal driver to their
+readline equivalents.
+.TP
+.B blink\-matching\-paren (Off)
+If set to \fBOn\fP, readline attempts to briefly move the cursor to an
+opening parenthesis when a closing parenthesis is inserted.
+.TP
+.B colored\-completion\-prefix (Off)
+If set to \fBOn\fP, when listing completions, readline displays the
+common prefix of the set of possible completions using a different color.
+The color definitions are taken from the value of the \fBLS_COLORS\fP
+environment variable.
+.TP
+.B colored\-stats (Off)
+If set to \fBOn\fP, readline displays possible completions using different
+colors to indicate their file type.
+The color definitions are taken from the value of the \fBLS_COLORS\fP
+environment variable.
.TP
.B comment\-begin (``#'')
The string that is inserted in \fBvi\fP mode when the
eighth bit set to an ASCII key sequence
by stripping the eighth bit and prefixing it with an
escape character (in effect, using escape as the \fImeta prefix\fP).
+The default is \fIOn\fP, but readline will set it to \fIOff\fP if the
+locale contains eight-bit characters.
.TP
.B disable\-completion (Off)
If set to \fBOn\fP, readline will inhibit word completion. Completion
characters will be inserted into the line as if they had been
mapped to \fBself-insert\fP.
.TP
+.B echo\-control\-characters (On)
+When set to \fBOn\fP, on operating systems that indicate they support it,
+readline echoes a character corresponding to a signal generated from the
+keyboard.
+.TP
.B editing\-mode (emacs)
Controls whether readline begins with a set of key bindings similar
to \fIEmacs\fP or \fIvi\fP.
or
.BR vi .
.TP
-.B echo\-control\-characters (On)
-When set to \fBOn\fP, on operating systems that indicate they support it,
-readline echoes a character corresponding to a signal generated from the
-keyboard.
+.B enable\-bracketed\-paste (Off)
+When set to \fBOn\fP, readline will configure the terminal in a way
+that will enable it to insert each paste into the editing buffer as a
+single string of characters, instead of treating each character as if
+it had been read from the keyboard. This can prevent pasted characters
+from being interpreted as editing commands.
.TP
.B enable\-keypad (Off)
When set to \fBOn\fP, readline will try to enable the application
same location on each history line retrieved with \fBprevious-history\fP
or \fBnext-history\fP.
.TP
-.B history\-size (0)
-Set the maximum number of history entries saved in the history list. If
-set to zero, the number of entries in the history list is not limited.
+.B history\-size (unset)
+Set the maximum number of history entries saved in the history list.
+If set to zero, any existing history entries are deleted and no new entries
+are saved.
+If set to a value less than zero, the number of history entries is not
+limited.
+By default, the number of history entries is not limited.
+If an attempt is made to set \fIhistory\-size\fP to a non-numeric value,
+the maximum number of history entries will be set to 500.
.TP
.B horizontal\-scroll\-mode (Off)
When set to \fBOn\fP, makes readline use a single line for display,
regardless of what the terminal claims it can support. The name
.B meta\-flag
is a synonym for this variable.
+The default is \fIOff\fP, but readline will set it to \fIOn\fP if the
+locale contains eight-bit characters.
.TP
.B isearch\-terminators (``C\-[ C\-J'')
The string of characters that should terminate an incremental
.B editing\-mode
also affects the default keymap.
.TP
+.B emacs\-mode\-string (@)
+This string is displayed immediately before the last line of the primary
+prompt when emacs editing mode is active. The value is expanded like a
+key binding, so the standard set of meta- and control prefixes and
+backslash escape sequences is available.
+Use the \e1 and \e2 escapes to begin and end sequences of
+non-printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal control
+sequence into the mode string.
+.TP
+.B keyseq\-timeout (500)
+Specifies the duration \fIreadline\fP will wait for a character when reading an
+ambiguous key sequence (one that can form a complete key sequence using
+the input read so far, or can take additional input to complete a longer
+key sequence).
+If no input is received within the timeout, \fIreadline\fP will use the shorter
+but complete key sequence.
+The value is specified in milliseconds, so a value of 1000 means that
+\fIreadline\fP will wait one second for additional input.
+If this variable is set to a value less than or equal to zero, or to a
+non-numeric value, \fIreadline\fP will wait until another key is pressed to
+decide which key sequence to complete.
+.TP
.B mark\-directories (On)
If set to \fBOn\fP, completed directory names have a slash
appended.
.TP
.B match\-hidden\-files (On)
This variable, when set to \fBOn\fP, causes readline to match files whose
-names begin with a `.' (hidden files) when performing filename
+names begin with a `.' (hidden files) when performing filename
completion.
If set to \fBOff\fP, the leading `.' must be
supplied by the user in the filename to be completed.
If set to \fBOn\fP, readline will display characters with the
eighth bit set directly rather than as a meta-prefixed escape
sequence.
+The default is \fIOff\fP, but readline will set it to \fIOn\fP if the
+locale contains eight-bit characters.
.TP
.B page\-completions (On)
If set to \fBOn\fP, readline uses an internal \fImore\fP-like pager
a common prefix) cause the matches to be listed immediately instead
of ringing the bell.
.TP
+.B show\-mode\-in\-prompt (Off)
+If set to \fBOn\fP, add a character to the beginning of the prompt
+indicating the editing mode: emacs, vi command, or vi insertion.
+The mode strings are user-settable.
+.TP
.B skip\-completed\-text (Off)
If set to \fBOn\fP, this alters the default completion behavior when
inserting a single match into the line. It's only active when
after point in the word being completed, so portions of the word
following the cursor are not duplicated.
.TP
+.B vi\-cmd\-mode\-string ((cmd))
+This string is displayed immediately before the last line of the primary
+prompt when vi editing mode is active and in command mode.
+The value is expanded like a
+key binding, so the standard set of meta- and control prefixes and
+backslash escape sequences is available.
+Use the \e1 and \e2 escapes to begin and end sequences of
+non-printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal control
+sequence into the mode string.
+.TP
+.B vi\-ins\-mode\-string ((ins))
+This string is displayed immediately before the last line of the primary
+prompt when vi editing mode is active and in insertion mode.
+The value is expanded like a
+key binding, so the standard set of meta- and control prefixes and
+backslash escape sequences is available.
+Use the \e1 and \e2 escapes to begin and end sequences of
+non-printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal control
+sequence into the mode string.
+.TP
.B visible\-stats (Off)
If set to \fBOn\fP, a character denoting a file's type as reported
by \fIstat\fP(2) is appended to the filename when listing possible
bindings and variable settings to be performed as the result
of tests. There are four parser directives used.
.IP \fB$if\fP
-The
+The
.B $if
construct allows bindings to be made based on the
editing mode, the terminal being used, or the application using
Search forward through the history using a non-incremental search
for a string supplied by the user.
.TP
+.B history\-search\-backward
+Search backward through the history for the string of characters
+between the start of the current line and the current cursor
+position (the \fIpoint\fP).
+The search string must match at the beginning of a history line.
+This is a non-incremental search.
+.TP
.B history\-search\-forward
Search forward through the history for the string of characters
+between the start of the current line and the point.
+The search string must match at the beginning of a history line.
+This is a non-incremental search.
+.TP
+.B history\-substring\-search\-backward
+Search backward through the history for the string of characters
between the start of the current line and the current cursor
position (the \fIpoint\fP).
+The search string may match anywhere in a history line.
This is a non-incremental search.
.TP
-.B history\-search\-backward
-Search backward through the history for the string of characters
+.B history\-substring\-search\-forward
+Search forward through the history for the string of characters
between the start of the current line and the point.
+The search string may match anywhere in a history line.
This is a non-incremental search.
.TP
.B yank\-nth\-arg (M\-C\-y)
.PP
.PD 0
.TP
-.B delete\-char (C\-d)
-Delete the character at point. If point is at the
-beginning of the line, there are no characters in the line, and
-the last character typed was not bound to \fBdelete\-char\fP, then return
+.B \fIend\-of\-file\fP (usually C\-d)
+The character indicating end-of-file as set, for example, by
+.if t \f(CWstty\fP.
+.if n ``stty''.
+If this character is read when there are no characters
+on the line, and point is at the beginning of the line, Readline
+interprets it as the end of input and returns
.SM
.BR EOF .
.TP
+.B delete\-char (C\-d)
+Delete the character at point.
+If this function is bound to the
+same character as the tty \fBEOF\fP character, as \fBC\-d\fP
+commonly is, see above for the effects.
+.TP
.B backward\-delete\-char (Rubout)
Delete the character behind the cursor. When given a numeric argument,
save the deleted text on the kill ring.
argument, switches to insert mode. This command affects only
\fBemacs\fP mode; \fBvi\fP mode does overwrite differently.
Each call to \fIreadline()\fP starts in insert mode.
-In overwrite mode, characters bound to \fBself\-insert\fP replace
+In overwrite mode, characters bound to \fBself\-insert\fP replace
the text at point rather than pushing the text to the right.
Characters bound to \fBbackward\-delete\-char\fP replace the character
before point with a space. By default, this command is unbound.
.B kill\-whole\-line
Kill all characters on the current line, no matter where point is.
.TP
-.B kill\-word (M\-d)
+.B kill\-word (M\-d)
Kill from point the end of the current word, or if between
words, to the end of the next word. Word boundaries are the same as
those used by \fBforward\-word\fP.
.B call\-last\-kbd\-macro (C\-x e)
Re-execute the last keyboard macro defined, by making the characters
in the macro appear as if typed at the keyboard.
+.B print\-last\-kbd\-macro ()
+Print the last keyboard macro defined in a format suitable for the
+\fIinputrc\fP file.
.PD
.SS Miscellaneous
.PP
Without a numeric argument, the value of the readline
.B 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
+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 \fBcomment\-begin\fP, the value is inserted, otherwise
the characters in \fBcomment-begin\fP are deleted from the beginning of
.PP
Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
.br
-chet@ins.CWRU.Edu
+chet.ramey@case.edu
.SH BUG REPORTS
If you find a bug in
.B readline,
.PP
Comments and bug reports concerning
this manual page should be directed to
-.IR chet@ins.CWRU.Edu .
+.IR chet.ramey@case.edu .
.SH BUGS
.PP
It's too big and too slow.
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