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#### 32.3.3 Sample Init File

Here is an example of an inputrc file. This illustrates key binding, variable assignment, and conditional syntax.

         # This file controls the behaviour of line input editing for
         # programs that use the GNU Readline library.  Existing
         # programs include FTP, Bash, and GDB.
         #
         # You can re-read the inputrc file with C-x C-r.
         # Lines beginning with '#' are comments.
         #
         # First, include any system-wide bindings and variable
         # assignments from /etc/Inputrc
         $include /etc/Inputrc

         #
         # Set various bindings for emacs mode.

         set editing-mode emacs

         $if mode=emacs

         Meta-Control-h:	backward-kill-word	Text after the function name is ignored

         #
         # Arrow keys in keypad mode
         #
         #"\M-OD":        backward-char
         #"\M-OC":        forward-char
         #"\M-OA":        previous-history
         #"\M-OB":        next-history
         #
         # Arrow keys in ANSI mode
         #
         "\M-[D":        backward-char
         "\M-[C":        forward-char
         "\M-[A":        previous-history
         "\M-[B":        next-history
         #
         # Arrow keys in 8 bit keypad mode
         #
         #"\M-\C-OD":       backward-char
         #"\M-\C-OC":       forward-char
         #"\M-\C-OA":       previous-history
         #"\M-\C-OB":       next-history
         #
         # Arrow keys in 8 bit ANSI mode
         #
         #"\M-\C-[D":       backward-char
         #"\M-\C-[C":       forward-char
         #"\M-\C-[A":       previous-history
         #"\M-\C-[B":       next-history

         C-q: quoted-insert

         $endif

         # An old-style binding.  This happens to be the default.
         TAB: complete

         # Macros that are convenient for shell interaction
         $if Bash
         # edit the path
         "\C-xp": "PATH=${PATH}\e\C-e\C-a\ef\C-f"
         # prepare to type a quoted word --
         # insert open and close double quotes
         # and move to just after the open quote
         "\C-x\"": "\"\"\C-b"
         # insert a backslash (testing backslash escapes
         # in sequences and macros)
         "\C-x\\": "\\"
         # Quote the current or previous word
         "\C-xq": "\eb\"\ef\""
         # Add a binding to refresh the line, which is unbound
         "\C-xr": redraw-current-line
         # Edit variable on current line.
         "\M-\C-v": "\C-a\C-k$\C-y\M-\C-e\C-a\C-y="
         $endif

         # use a visible bell if one is available
         set bell-style visible

         # don't strip characters to 7 bits when reading
         set input-meta on

         # allow iso-latin1 characters to be inserted rather
         # than converted to prefix-meta sequences
         set convert-meta off

         # display characters with the eighth bit set directly
         # rather than as meta-prefixed characters
         set output-meta on

         # if there are 150 or more possible completions for a word,
         # ask whether or not the user wants to see all of them
         set completion-query-items 150

         # For FTP
         $if Ftp
         "\C-xg": "get \M-?"
         "\C-xt": "put \M-?"
         "\M-.": yank-last-arg
         $endif