Re: psql command line editing

On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
wrote:

> On 2/12/25 12:03, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us
> > <mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>> wrote:
>
> > There's got to be something in your shell config which says "use emacs
> > keys" instead of "use vi keys".
>
> From man readline:
>
> "By default, the line editing commands are similar to those of emacs. A
> vi-style line editing interface is also available."
>
> To change from the default would involve setting editing-mode in
> /etc/inputrc or ~/.inputrc.
>

It appears that the RHEL default /etc/initrc file defines a bunch of escape
sequences "for linux console and RH/Debian xterm" cursor keys when in emacs
mode.

Our servers are RHEL, my ssh client emulates xterm, and is in the default
emacs mode. Thus, the cursor keys automagically work for me, and I just
learned that I've been in emacs mode this whole time!

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