Author: bdubbs
Date: Mon Nov 7 13:02:11 2016
New Revision: 11141
Log:
Clarified the function of /etc/inputrc
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter07/inputrc.xml
trunk/BOOK/general.ent
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml Tue Nov 1 10:28:32 2016 (r11140)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml Mon Nov 7 13:02:11 2016 (r11141)
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@
<listitem revision="sysv"> or <listitem revision="systemd"> as
appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
-->
+ <listitem>
+ <para>2016-11-07</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[bdubbs] - Clarified the function of /etc/inputrc.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
<listitem revision="systemd">
<para>2016-10-27</para>
<itemizedlist>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter07/inputrc.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter07/inputrc.xml Tue Nov 1 10:28:32 2016 (r11140)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter07/inputrc.xml Mon Nov 7 13:02:11 2016 (r11141)
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
<primary sortas="e-/etc/inputrc">/etc/inputrc</primary>
</indexterm>
- <para>The <filename>inputrc</filename> file handles keyboard mapping for
- specific situations. This file is the startup file used by Readline —
the
- input-related library — used by Bash and most other shells.</para>
+ <para>The <filename>inputrc</filename> file is the configuration file for
+ Readline library, which provides editing capabilities while the user is
+ entering a line from the terminal. It works by tranlating keyboard inputs
+ into specific actions. Readline is used by Bash and most other shells as
+ well as many other applications.</para>
- <para>Most people do not need user-specific keyboard mappings so the command
+ <para>Most people do not need user-specific functionality so the command
below creates a global <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> used by everyone who
logs in. If you later decide you need to override the defaults on a per-user
basis, you can create a <filename>.inputrc</filename> file in the user's home
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general.ent Tue Nov 1 10:28:32 2016 (r11140)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent Mon Nov 7 13:02:11 2016 (r11141)
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20161027">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20161107">
<!ENTITY short-version "svn"> <!-- Used below in &blfs-book;
Change to x.y for release but not -rc
releases -->
<!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development" or
"x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
-<!ENTITY versiond "20161027-systemd">
+<!ENTITY versiond "20161107-systemd">
<!ENTITY short-versiond "systemd">
<!ENTITY generic-versiond "systemd">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "October 27, 2016">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "November 7, 2016">
<!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2016"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not
– -->
<!ENTITY milestone "7.11">
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