[Gllug] bash / go to beginning of line

[Paul Brazier]

> >In bash I'm used to pressing "Home" to get to the beginning 
> of the line.
> >On my Debian server this doesn't seem to work but gives me some other
> >characters (I think ^$ or something).
> 
> You're in vi mode. At the bash prompt, type:
> 
> 	set -o emacs
> 
> to switch to emacs mode, which will give you the key mappings you're
> used to. You can make this change permanent by adding the line:
> 
> 	set editing-mode emacs
> 
> to your $HOME/.inputrc file.
> 
> 
> #ifndef ASBESTOS_SUIT
> #define ASBESTOS_SUIT
> 
> Alternatively, you could learn to use vi keymappings, as the gods
> intended, for as all should know by now, vi is the one true way :-)
> 
> #endif /* ASBESTOS_SUIT */
> 
> Tet

Thanks, that (setting mode to emacs) seems the way to go for me.

Surely if you have a Home key it makes sense to use it for Home-type
things like going to the start of a line? What does vi use it for other
than outputting gobbledygook? /* adding petrol */

Paul.


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