Re: Mysterious error after rebinding keys in Bash 5.1.4

[Chet Ramey]

On 4/16/21 1:15 AM, Dale Sedivec wrote:

> Bash Version: 5.1
> Patch Level: 4
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
>
> Rebinding a key seems to break the key that was bound before it.  (That sounds 
> bizarre, but read ahead.)
>
> Repeat-By:
>
> Run the following:
>
> ```
> bash --norc --noprofile
> bind -m emacs -x '"\C-r": echo one'
> bind -m emacs -x '"\C-t": echo two'
> bind -m emacs '"\C-t": transpose-chars'
> ```
>
> Then press C-r.
>
> Expected behavior: Bash runs "echo one"
>
> Observed behavior: I get an error message and nothing else:
>
>      bash: bash_execute_unix_command: cannot find keymap for command

Thanks for the report.


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