Ctrl+Left and +Right in CLI

[Andrewski]

Is it possible to add the keystroke Ctrl+Left and Ctrl+Right to make the cursor move by word? I grew used to that in Windows and have much use for it in my command prompt work.

 

Thanks.

[aru]

Take a look to the "Key Bindings" section at http://www.mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php?t=2408

 

 

If you want to change that behaviour you'll need to edit the file /etc/inputrc or your user's ~/.inputrc (see man 3 readline for more details)

 

HTH

[Steve Scrimpshire]

Take a look to the "Key Bindings" section at http://www.mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php?t=2408

 

 

If you want to change that behaviour you'll need to edit the file /etc/inputrc or your user's ~/.inputrc (see man 3 readline for more details)

 

HTH

 

Cool. I have a question for you, aru. You say there:

Alt-b

Move backwards to the start of the current word or the previous. (text mode only, doesn't work in X)

 

Alt-f

Move to the end of the current word. (text mode only)

 

"Doesn't work in X". I'm using IceWM and I can open Eterm or gnome-terminal or whatever and it works. What exactly do you mean by "Doesn't work in X"?

[jlc]

I think he was refering to X in gerneral like the web or other software. What you are doing is in a terminal window and is a part of BASH.

 

# man bash

 

or

 

http://www.gnu.org/manual/bash/html_node/b...ashref_toc.html

 

 

Now don't take this as me telling you to RTM = Read the Manual, BUT (and that is a big but) There is know way for me to explain to you everything you can do in Bash, Bourn, Korn or whatver your favorit shell is. Ok :?: :wink: