John Purnell wrote:
>
> Bash Version: 3.1
> Patch Level: 17
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> ~/.inputrc has the following key bindings which work correctly in
> bash 2.05b:
>
> # Mac forward delete
> "\e[3~": delete-char
>
> # Toggle insert/overwrite mode
> $if mode=emacs
> "\M-i": overwrite-mode
> $endif
>
> # Kill the entire line
> "\M-k": kill-whole-line
>
> When using bash 3.1.17 they do not work and the results of bind -p are:
>
> "\M-[3~": delete-char
> "?": kill-whole-line
> "?": overwrite-mode
>
> As can be seen the modifier keys are being read incorrectly.
>
> Repeat-By:
> Creating the above key bindings in ~/.inputrc.
> C-x C-r
> Press the respective key combinations--they don't work
> Run bind -p
> Note that the keys are not picked up
The bindings are, in fact, processed. As of bash-3.1/readline-5.1, the
key binding code obeys the setting of the `convert-meta' variable. The
same thing happens when the key bindings are processed as when the key
sequences are read as input: if `convert-meta' is on, the \M- prefix
causes an escape character to be prefixed; if it is off, the \M- prefix
turns on the eighth bit.
Use `bind -v' to check the value of convert-meta.
Chet
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Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/
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