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diff --git a/gnu/lib/libreadline/doc/rluser.texinfo b/gnu/lib/libreadline/doc/rluser.texinfo index 36a65b8..3567549 100644 --- a/gnu/lib/libreadline/doc/rluser.texinfo +++ b/gnu/lib/libreadline/doc/rluser.texinfo @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ command line editing interface. * Bindable Readline Commands:: A description of most of the Readline commands available for binding * Readline vi Mode:: A short description of how to make Readline - behave line the vi editor. + behave like the vi editor. @end menu @node Introduction and Notation @@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ operate on characters while meta keystrokes operate on words. @node Readline Killing Commands @subsection Readline Killing Commands +@cindex Killing text +@cindex Yanking text + @dfn{Killing} text means to delete the text from the line, but to save it away for later use, usually by @dfn{yanking} (re-inserting) it back into the line. @@ -177,6 +180,7 @@ that when you yank it back, you get it all. The kill ring is not line specific; the text that you killed on a previously typed line is available to be yanked back later, when you are typing another line. +@cindex Kill ring Here is the list of commands for killing text. @@ -236,7 +240,12 @@ keybindings installed by default, it is possible that you would like to use a different set of keybindings. You can customize programs that use Readline by putting commands in an @dfn{init} file in your home directory. The name of this +@ifset BashFeatures file is taken from the value of the shell variable @code{INPUTRC}. If +@end ifset +@ifclear BashFeatures +file is taken from the value of the environment variable @code{INPUTRC}. If +@end ifclear that variable is unset, the default is @file{~/.inputrc}. When a program which uses the Readline library starts up, the @@ -614,6 +623,11 @@ insert the @var{n}th word from the previous command (the words in the previous command begin with word 0). A negative argument inserts the @var{n}th word from the end of the previous command. +@item yank-last-arg (M-., M-_) +Insert last argument to the previous command (the last word on the +previous line). With an +argument, behave exactly like @code{yank-nth-arg}. + @end ftable @node Commands For Text @@ -730,7 +744,7 @@ bound to a key. @ftable @code @item complete (TAB) Attempt to do completion on the text before the cursor. This is -implementation defined. Generally, if you are typing a filename +application-specific. Generally, if you are typing a filename argument, you can do filename completion; if you are typing a command, you can do command completion, if you are typing in a symbol to GDB, you can do symbol name completion, if you are typing in a variable to Bash, @@ -818,11 +832,7 @@ word expansions. Perform history expansion on the current line. @item insert-last-argument (M-., M-_) -Insert the last argument to the previous command (the last word on -the previous line). With an argument @var{n}, -insert the @var{n}th word from the previous command (the words -in the previous command begin with word 0). A negative argument -inserts the @var{n}th word from the end of the previous command. +A synonym for @code{yank-last-arg}. @item operate-and-get-next (C-o) Accept the current line for execution and fetch the next line |
