On Feb 4, 2008 6:31 PM, Agnello George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to make changes to the /etc/inputrc file ..... ( this file > basically handles keyboard mapping for specific situations. see > http://tldp.org/LDP/lfs/LFS-BOOK-6.1.1-HTML/chapter07/inputrc.html ) but not > much info is given on how to edit the file as per one likes. > > Suppose i want the keyboard key "ctl+e" to run the command ls -la .... how > do i do this in /etc/inputrc file. >
I didnt know about this inputrc file, until i read this mail of yours. But seemed like an intersting enough option to explore. The real info for this is hidden in info readline. inputrc uses emacs-style notations to denote keystrokes. Check it out. As for your requirement of mapping Ctrl+e to run the command ls -la, I added the following to my .inputrc Control-e: "ls -la\n" hope it helps. -- Puneet http://sahyog.blogspot.com/ Latest Post: Tutorial on SVN setup and usage -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
