Re: unix-filename-rubout doesn't work

[Chet Ramey]

> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
> 
> Bash Version: 3.0
> Patch Level: 0
> 
> Description:
>     My ~/.inputrc is
>       set editing-mode vi
> 
>       set keymap vi-insert
>       C-w: unix-filename-rubout
> 
>       set keymap vi-command
>       C-w: unix-filename-rubout
> 
>     And, C-w works in command mode, but doesn't work in insert mode.  The
>     function rl_unix_filename_rubout() is the same as what I posted to
>     <comp.unix.shell>, and that worked in Bash-2.05b.

This happens because bash maps the tty special characters (^C, ^W, ^U, ^V,
and so on) to their bash equivalents every time readline is invoked.

I implemented this in response to complaints that readline failed to notice
changes made via `stty'.  It's reasonable to have readline do what the user
expects here.

Yours is the first complaint the other way.

Chet

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