EDITRC(5) | File Formats Manual | EDITRC(5)

# NAME

editrc — configuration file for editline library

# SYNOPSIS

editrc |

# DESCRIPTION

The editrc file defines various settings to be used by the editline(3) library.

The format of each line is:

> `[prog:]command [arg [...]]`

command is one of the editline(3) builtin commands. Refer to BUILTIN COMMANDS for more information.

prog is the program name string that a program defines when it calls el_init(3) to set up editline(3), which is usually argv[0]. command will be executed for any program which matches prog.

prog may also be a regex(3) style regular expression, in which case command will be executed for any program that matches the regular expression.

If prog is absent, command is executed for all programs.

# BUILTIN COMMANDS

The editline library has some builtin commands, which affect the way that the line editing and history functions operate. These are based on similar named builtins present in the tcsh(1) shell.

The following builtin commands are available:

bind [-a] [-e] [-k] [-l] [-r] [-s] [-v] [key [command]]
  Without options, list all bound keys, and the editor command to which each is bound. If key is supplied, show the bindings for key. If key command is supplied, bind command to key. Options include:
  -e
    Bind all keys to the standard GNU Emacs-like bindings.
  -v
    Bind all keys to the standard vi(1)-like bindings.
  -a
    List or change key bindings in the vi(1) mode alternate (command mode) key map.
  -k
    key is interpreted as a symbolic arrow key name, which may be one of ‘up', ‘down', ‘left' or ‘right'.
  -l
    List all editor commands and a short description of each.
  -r
    Remove a key's binding.
  -s
    command is taken as a literal string and treated as terminal input when key is typed. Bound keys in command are themselves reinterpreted, and this continues for ten levels of interpretation.

  command may be one of the commands documented in EDITOR COMMANDS below, or another key.

  key and command can contain control characters of the form ‘^character' (e.g. ‘^A'), and the following backslashed escape sequences:

  \a
    Bell
  \b
    Backspace
  \e
    Escape
  \f
    Formfeed
  \n
    Newline
  \r
    Carriage return
  \t
    Horizontal tab
  \v
    Vertical tab
  \nnn
    The ASCII character corresponding to the octal number nnn.

  ‘\' nullifies the special meaning of the following character, if it has any, notably ‘\' and ‘^'.

echotc [-sv] arg ...
  Exercise terminal capabilities given in arg .... If arg is ‘baud', ‘cols', ‘lines', ‘rows', ‘meta', or ‘tabs', the value of that capability is printed, with “yes” or “no” indicating that the terminal does or does not have that capability.

  -s returns an empty string for non-existent capabilities, rather than causing an error. -v causes messages to be verbose.

edit [`on` | `off`]
  Enable or disable the editline functionality in a program.
history list | size n | unique n
  The list command lists all entries in the history. The size command sets the history size to n entries. The unique command controls if history should keep duplicate entries. If n is non zero, only keep unique history entries. If n is zero, then keep all entries (the default).
telltc
  List the values of all the terminal capabilities (see termcap(5)).
settc cap val
  Set the terminal capability cap to val, as defined in termcap(5). No sanity checking is done.
setty [-a] [-d] [-q] [-x] [+mode] [-mode] [mode] [char=c]
  Control which tty modes that editrc won't allow the user to change. -d, -q or -x tells setty to act on the ‘edit', ‘quote' or ‘execute' set of tty modes respectively; defaulting to -x.

  Without other arguments, setty lists the modes in the chosen set which are fixed on (‘+mode') or off (‘-mode'). -a lists all tty modes in the chosen set regardless of the setting. With +mode, -mode or mode, fixes mode on or off or removes control of mode in the chosen set.

  Setty can also be used to set tty characters to particular values using char=value. If value is empty then the character is set to _POSIX_VDISABLE.

# EDITOR COMMANDS

The following editor commands are available for use in key bindings:

vi-paste-next
  Vi paste previous deletion to the right of the cursor.
vi-paste-prev
  Vi paste previous deletion to the left of the cursor.
vi-prev-space-word
  Vi move to the previous space delimited word.
vi-prev-word
  Vi move to the previous word.
vi-next-space-word
  Vi move to the next space delimited word.
vi-next-word
  Vi move to the next word.
vi-change-case
  Vi change case of character under the cursor and advance one character.
vi-change-meta
  Vi change prefix command.
vi-insert-at-bol
  Vi enter insert mode at the beginning of line.
vi-replace-char
  Vi replace character under the cursor with the next character typed.
vi-replace-mode
  Vi enter replace mode.
vi-substitute-char
  Vi replace character under the cursor and enter insert mode.
vi-substitute-line
  Vi substitute entire line.
vi-change-to-eol
  Vi change to end of line.
vi-insert
  Vi enter insert mode.
vi-add
  Vi enter insert mode after the cursor.
vi-add-at-eol
  Vi enter insert mode at end of line.
vi-delete-meta
  Vi delete prefix command.
vi-end-word
  Vi move to the end of the current space delimited word.
vi-to-end-word
  Vi move to the end of the current word.
vi-undo
  Vi undo last change.
vi-command-mode
  Vi enter command mode (use alternative key bindings).
vi-zero
  Vi move to the beginning of line.
vi-delete-prev-char
  Vi move to previous character (backspace).
vi-list-or-eof
  Vi list choices for completion or indicate end of file if empty line.
vi-kill-line-prev
  Vi cut from beginning of line to cursor.
vi-search-prev
  Vi search history previous.
vi-search-next
  Vi search history next.
vi-repeat-search-next
  Vi repeat current search in the same search direction.
vi-repeat-search-prev
  Vi repeat current search in the opposite search direction.
vi-next-char
  Vi move to the character specified next.
vi-prev-char
  Vi move to the character specified previous.
vi-to-next-char
  Vi move up to the character specified next.
vi-to-prev-char
  Vi move up to the character specified previous.
vi-repeat-next-char
  Vi repeat current character search in the same search direction.
vi-repeat-prev-char
  Vi repeat current character search in the opposite search direction.
em-delete-or-list
  Delete character under cursor or list completions if at end of line.
em-delete-next-word
  Cut from cursor to end of current word.
em-yank
  Paste cut buffer at cursor position.
em-kill-line
  Cut the entire line and save in cut buffer.
em-kill-region
  Cut area between mark and cursor and save in cut buffer.
em-copy-region
  Copy area between mark and cursor to cut buffer.
em-gosmacs-transpose
  Exchange the two characters before the cursor.
em-next-word
  Move next to end of current word.
em-upper-case
  Uppercase the characters from cursor to end of current word.
em-capitol-case
  Capitalize the characters from cursor to end of current word.
em-lower-case
  Lowercase the characters from cursor to end of current word.
em-set-mark
  Set the mark at cursor.
em-exchange-mark
  Exchange the cursor and mark.
em-universal-argument
  Universal argument (argument times 4).
em-meta-next
  Add 8th bit to next character typed.
em-toggle-overwrite
  Switch from insert to overwrite mode or vice versa.
em-copy-prev-word
  Copy current word to cursor.
em-inc-search-next
  Emacs incremental next search.
em-inc-search-prev
  Emacs incremental reverse search.
ed-end-of-file
  Indicate end of file.
ed-insert
  Add character to the line.
ed-delete-prev-word
  Delete from beginning of current word to cursor.
ed-delete-next-char
  Delete character under cursor.
ed-kill-line
  Cut to the end of line.
ed-move-to-end
  Move cursor to the end of line.
ed-move-to-beg
  Move cursor to the beginning of line.
ed-transpose-chars
  Exchange the character to the left of the cursor with the one under it.
ed-next-char
  Move to the right one character.
ed-prev-word
  Move to the beginning of the current word.
ed-prev-char
  Move to the left one character.
ed-quoted-insert
  Add the next character typed verbatim.
ed-digit
  Adds to argument or enters a digit.
ed-argument-digit
  Digit that starts argument.
ed-unassigned
  Indicates unbound character.
ed-tty-sigint
  Tty interrupt character.
ed-tty-dsusp
  Tty delayed suspend character.
ed-tty-flush-output
  Tty flush output characters.
ed-tty-sigquit
  Tty quit character.
ed-tty-sigtstp
  Tty suspend character.
ed-tty-stop-output
  Tty disallow output characters.
ed-tty-start-output
  Tty allow output characters.
ed-newline
  Execute command.
ed-delete-prev-char
  Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
ed-clear-screen
  Clear screen leaving current line at the top.
ed-redisplay
  Redisplay everything.
ed-start-over
  Erase current line and start from scratch.
ed-sequence-lead-in
  First character in a bound sequence.
ed-prev-history
  Move to the previous history line.
ed-next-history
  Move to the next history line.
ed-search-prev-history
  Search previous in history for a line matching the current.
ed-search-next-history
  Search next in history for a line matching the current.
ed-prev-line
  Move up one line.
ed-next-line
  Move down one line.
ed-command
  Editline extended command.

# SEE ALSO

editline(3), regex(3), termcap(5)

# AUTHORS

The editline library was written by Christos Zoulas, and this manual was written by Luke Mewburn, with some sections inspired by tcsh(1).

October 18, 2003 | NetBSD 6.0