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 8 Command Line Editing
 **********************
 
 This chapter describes the basic features of the GNU command line
 editing interface.  Command line editing is provided by the Readline
 library, which is used by several different programs, including Bash.
 Command line editing is enabled by default when using an interactive
 shell, unless the `--noediting' option is supplied at shell invocation.
 Line editing is also used when using the `-e' option to the `read'
 builtin command ( Bash Builtins).  By default, the line editing
 commands are similar to those of emacs.  A vi-style line editing
 interface is also available.  Line editing can be enabled at any time
 using the `-o emacs' or `-o vi' options to the `set' builtin command
 ( The Set Builtin), or disabled using the `+o emacs' or `+o vi'
 options to `set'.
 

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* Introduction and Notation   Notation used in this text.
* Readline Interaction        The minimum set of commands for editing a line.
* Readline Init File          Customizing Readline from a user's view.
* Bindable Readline Commands  A description of most of the Readline commands
 				available for binding
* Readline vi Mode            A short description of how to make Readline
 				behave like the vi editor.
 
* Programmable Completion     How to specify the possible completions for
 				a specific command.
* Programmable Completion Builtins    Builtin commands to specify how to
 				complete arguments for a particular command.
 

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