first prompt (this overrides the \member{intro} class member).
If the \module{readline} module is loaded, input will automatically
-inherit \program{bash}-like history-list editing (e.g. \kbd{Ctrl-P}
-scrolls back to the last command, \kbd{Ctrl-N} forward to the next
-one, \kbd{Ctrl-F} moves the cursor to the right non-destructively,
-\kbd{Ctrl-B} moves the cursor to the left non-destructively, etc.).
+inherit \program{bash}-like history-list editing (e.g. \kbd{Control-P}
+scrolls back to the last command, \kbd{Control-N} forward to the next
+one, \kbd{Control-F} moves the cursor to the right non-destructively,
+\kbd{Control-B} moves the cursor to the left non-destructively, etc.).
An end-of-file on input is passed back as the string \code{'EOF'}.
keystrokes:
\begin{tableii}{l|l}{kbd}{Keystroke}{Action}
- \lineii{Ctrl-A}{Go to left edge of window.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-B}{Cursor left, wrapping to previous line if appropriate.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-D}{Delete character under cursor.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-E}{Go to right edge (stripspaces off) or end of line
+ \lineii{Control-A}{Go to left edge of window.}
+ \lineii{Control-B}{Cursor left, wrapping to previous line if appropriate.}
+ \lineii{Control-D}{Delete character under cursor.}
+ \lineii{Control-E}{Go to right edge (stripspaces off) or end of line
(stripspaces on).}
- \lineii{Ctrl-F}{Cursor right, wrapping to next line when appropriate.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-G}{Terminate, returning the window contents.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-H}{Delete character backward.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-J}{Terminate if the window is 1 line, otherwise insert newline.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-K}{If line is blank, delete it, otherwise clear to end of line.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-L}{Refresh screen.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-N}{Cursor down; move down one line.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-O}{Insert a blank line at cursor location.}
- \lineii{Ctrl-P}{Cursor up; move up one line.}
+ \lineii{Control-F}{Cursor right, wrapping to next line when appropriate.}
+ \lineii{Control-G}{Terminate, returning the window contents.}
+ \lineii{Control-H}{Delete character backward.}
+ \lineii{Control-J}{Terminate if the window is 1 line, otherwise
+ insert newline.}
+ \lineii{Control-K}{If line is blank, delete it, otherwise clear to
+ end of line.}
+ \lineii{Control-L}{Refresh screen.}
+ \lineii{Control-N}{Cursor down; move down one line.}
+ \lineii{Control-O}{Insert a blank line at cursor location.}
+ \lineii{Control-P}{Cursor up; move up one line.}
\end{tableii}
Move operations do nothing if the cursor is at an edge where the
possible:
\begin{tableii}{l|l}{constant}{Constant}{Keystroke}
- \lineii{KEY_LEFT}{\kbd{Ctrl-B}}
- \lineii{KEY_RIGHT}{\kbd{Ctrl-F}}
- \lineii{KEY_UP}{\kbd{Ctrl-P}}
- \lineii{KEY_DOWN}{\kbd{Ctrl-N}}
- \lineii{KEY_BACKSPACE}{\kbd{Ctrl-h}}
+ \lineii{KEY_LEFT}{\kbd{Control-B}}
+ \lineii{KEY_RIGHT}{\kbd{Control-F}}
+ \lineii{KEY_UP}{\kbd{Control-P}}
+ \lineii{KEY_DOWN}{\kbd{Control-N}}
+ \lineii{KEY_BACKSPACE}{\kbd{Control-h}}
\end{tableii}
All other keystrokes are treated as a command to insert the given