Rebinding of Editing Functions

The bind command allows rebinding of editing functions. You can use the command to display or modify the key bindings for EMacs-style editors and vi-style editors. The syntax of the bind command is:

`bind`	Display the current editing key bindings
`bind` `key=definition`	Bind `key` to `definition`
`bind` `key`	Display the current definition for `key`
`bind` `key=`	Remove binding of `key`
`bind -m` `key=definition`	Define `key` to be a macro with `definition`
`bind -m`	Same as `bind`

where:

key is the name of a key.

definition is the definition of the macro to be bound to the key.

The following are some of the more important default key bindings for EMacs-style editors:

^A = beginning-of-line	^B = backward-char
^D = eot-or-delete	^E = end-of-line
^F = forward-char	^G = abort
^K = kill-to-eo	^L = redraw
^N = down-history	^P = up-history
^R = search-history	^^ = quote
^? = delete-char-backward	^H = delete-char-backward
^[b = backward-word	^[d = delete-word-forward
^[f = forward-word	^[^H = delete-word-backward
^[^[ = complete	^[? = list-command

The following are some of the more important default key bindings for vi-style editors:

a = append	A = append at EOL
c = change	d = delete
G = go to line	h = backward character
i = insert	I = insert at BOL
j = next line	k = previous line
l = forward line	n = next match
N = prev match	p = put after
P = put before	r = repeat
R = replace	s = substitute
u = undo	x = delete character
X = delete previous character	y = yank
~ = transpose case	_ = last argument
* = expand	= = list expansion
- = previous line	+ = next line
sp = forward char	# = comment out command
? = search history from beginning
/ = search history from current

In insert mode, the following keystrokes are special:

^? = delete character	^H = delete character
^U = kill line	^W = delete word

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