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Added a suggestion for GNU readline 

Added a suggestion to set the editing mode for bash to vi.
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Michael Barlow 2015-06-16 10:00:09 +10:00
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- In bash, use **ctrl-w** to delete the last word, and **ctrl-u** to delete the whole line. Use **alt-Left** and **alt-Right** to move by word, and **ctrl-k** to kill to the end of the line. See `man readline` for all the default keybindings in bash. There are a lot. For example **alt-.** cycles through previous arguments, and **alt-*** expands a glob.
- Alternatively, add `set editing-mode vi` to your `~/.bashrc` to enable vim-keybindings for bash (and any program using GNU readline).
- To go back to the previous working directory: `cd -`
- If you are halfway through typing a command but change your mind, hit **alt-#** to add a `#` at the beginning and enter it as a comment (or use **ctrl-a**, **#**, **enter**). You can then return to it later via command history.