inputrc_config

# This is a customized configuration of GNU Readline, the input related 
# library used by bash and most other shells. It is the startup file that 
# deals with the mapping of the keyboard for certain situations.

# Include definitions from /etc/inputrc
$include /etc/inputrc


### History search
# Mappings to have [CTRL] + [UP] and [CTRL] + [DN] search through history
# for the string of characters between the start of the current line 
# and the current cursor position. 
# The search string must match at the beginning of a history line (startswith)
"\e[1;5A": history-search-backward
"\e[1;5B": history-search-forward

# Mappings to have [SHIFT] + [UP] and [SHIFT] + [DN] search through history
# for the string of characters between the start of the current line 
# and the current cursor position.
# The search string may match anywhere in a history line (contains)
"\e[1;2A": history-substring-search-backward
"\e[1;2B": history-substring-search-forward
#########################################

### Auto-complete
# First [TAB] gives listing. 
# Subsequent [TAB] and [SHIFT]+[TAB] cycle through all the possible completions.
"\t": menu-complete
"\e[Z": menu-complete-backward
set show-all-if-ambiguous On
set menu-complete-display-prefix on

# [TAB] for plain listing (default)
# "\t": complete

# [TAB] and [SHIFT]+[TAB] cycle through all the possible completions. No listing.
# "\t": menu-complete
# "\e[Z": menu-complete-backward
# set show-all-if-ambiguous Off

#########################################

### Deletion
# Sets [ALT]+[BACKSPACE] to delete word before cursor
"\e\C-h": backward-kill-word
# Sets [ALT]+[DEL] to delete word after cursor. (Alt+D by default)
"\e[3;3~": kill-word


#########################################

# sets readline to display possible completions using different 
# colors to indicate their file types
set colored-stats On
# sets auto completion to ignore cases
set completion-ignore-case On

# sets 3 to be the maximum number of characters to be the common prefix 
# to display for completions. If the common prefix has more than 3 characters, 
# they are replaced by ellipsis. 
set completion-prefix-display-length 3

# sets the completions to be listed immediately instead of ringing the bell, 
# when the completing word has more than one possible completion.
# set show-all-if-ambiguous Off

# sets the completions to be listed immediately instead of ringing the bell, 
# when the completing word has more than one possible completion but no 
# partial completion can be made.
set show-all-if-unmodified On

# sets completions to be appended by characters that indicate 
# their file types reported by the `stat` system call.
set visible-stats On