Linux bind command details how to use Linux bind command

You can use the bind command to learn about the key combinations and functions, or you can specify which key combinations you want to use.

Syntax

Bind [-dlv] [-f <key configuration file>] [-m <key configuration>] [-q <Function>]

Parameter description:

• -D: displays the key configuration content.
• -F <key configuration file> load the specified key configuration file.
• -L list all functions.
• -M <key configuration> specifies the key configuration.
• -Q <Function> displays the buttons of the specified function.
• -V lists the current key configurations and functions.

Instance

Display all functions of a key combination

# Bind-l // display the content of the key combination

Abort

Accept-line

Alias-expand-line

Arrow-key-prefix

Backward-byte

Backward-char

Backward-delete-char

Backward-kill-line

Backward-kill-word

Backward-word

Beginning-of-history

Beginning-of-line

...... Omitted content

Vi-goto-mark

Vi-insert-beg

Vi-insertion-mode

Vi-match

Vi-movement-mode

Vi-next-word

Vi-overstrike

Vi-overstrike-delete

Vi-prev-word

Vi-put

Vi-redo

Vi-replace

Vi-rubout

Vi-search

Vi-search-again

Vi-set-mark

Vi-subst

Vi-tilde-expand

Vi-yank-arg

Vi-yank-

Yank

Yank-last-arg

Yank-nth-arg

Yank-pop

Display the current key combination settings

# Bind-l

Abort

Accept-line

Alias-expand-line

Arrow-key-prefix

Backward-byte

Backward-char

Backward-delete-char

Backward-kill-line

Backward-kill-word

Backward-word

Beginning-of-history

Beginning-of-line

Call-last-kbd-macro

Capitalize-word

Character-search

Character-search-backward

Clear-screen

Complete

Complete-command

Complete-filename

Complete-hostname

Complete-into-braces

Complete-username

Complete-variable

Copy-backward-word

Copy-forward-word

Copy-region-as-kill

Dabbrev-expand

Delete-char

Delete-char-or-list

Delete-horizontal-space

Digit-argument

Display-shell-version

Do-lowercase-version

Downcase-word

Dump-functions

Dump-macros

Dump-variables

Dynamic-complete-history

Edit-and-execute-command

Emacs-editing-mode

End-kbd-macro

End-of-history

End-of-line

Exchange-point-and-mark

Forward-backward-delete-char

Forward-byte

Forward-char

Forward-search-history

Forward-word

Glob-complete-word

Glob-expand-word

Glob-list-expansions

History-and-alias-expand-line

History-expand-line

History-search-backward

History-search-forward

Insert-comment

Insert-completions

Insert-last-argument

Kill-line

Kill-region

Kill-whole-line

Kill-word

Magic-space

Menu-complete

Menu-complete-backward

Next-history

Non-incremental-forward-search-history

Non-incremental-forward-search-history-again

Non-incremental-reverse-search-history

Non-incremental-reverse-search-history-again

Old-menu-complete

Operate-and-get-next

Overwrite-mode

Possible-command-completions

Possible-completions

Possible-filename-completions

Possible-hostname-completions

Possible-username-completions

Possible-variable-completions

Previous-history

Quoted-insert

Redraw-current-line

Re-read-init-file

Reverse-search-history

Revert-line

Self-insert

Set-mark

Shell-backward-kill-word

Shell-backward-word

Shell-expand-line

Shell-forward-word

Shell-kill-word

Skip-csi-sequence

Start-kbd-macro

Tab-insert

Tilde-expand

Transpose-chars

Transpose-words

Tty-status

Undo

Universal-argument

Unix-filename-rubout

Unix-line-discard

Unix-word-rubout

Upcase-word

Vi-append-eol

Vi-append-mode

Vi-arg-digit

Vi-back-to-indent

Vi-bword

Vi-bWord

Vi-change-case

Vi-change-char

Vi-change-

Vi-char-search

Vi-column

Vi-complete

Vi-delete

Vi-delete-

Vi-editing-mode

Vi-end-word

Vi-eof-maybe

Vi-eword

Vi-eWord

Vi-fetch-history

Vi-first-print

Vi-fword

Vi-fWord

Vi-goto-mark

Vi-insert-beg

Vi-insertion-mode

Vi-match

Vi-movement-mode

Vi-next-word

Vi-overstrike

Vi-overstrike-delete

Vi-prev-word

Vi-put

Vi-redo

Vi-replace

Vi-rubout

Vi-search

Vi-search-again

Vi-set-mark

Vi-subst

Vi-tilde-expand

Vi-yank-arg

Vi-yank-

Yank

Yank-last-arg

Yank-nth-arg

Yank-pop

Root @ snil-hnlinux :~ #

Root @ snil-hnlinux :~ #

Root @ snil-hnlinux :~ #

Root @ snil-hnlinux :~ #

Root @ snil-hnlinux :~ # Bind-v

Set bind-tty-special-chars on

Set blink-matching-paren on

Set byte-oriented off

Set completion-ignore-case off

Set convert-meta off

Set disable-completion off

Set echo-control-characters on

Set enable-keypad off

Set enable-meta-key on

Set expand-tilde off

Set history-preserve-point off

Set horizontal-scroll-mode off

Set input-meta on

Set mark-directories on

Set mark-modified-lines off

Set mark-symlinked-directories off

Set match-hidden-files on

Set meta-flag on

Set output-meta on

Set page-completions on

Set prefer-visible-bell on

Set print-completions-horizontally off

Set revert-all-at-newline off

Set show-all-if-ambiguous off

Set show-all-if-unmodified off

Set skip-completed-text off

Set visible-stats off

Set bell-style audible

Set comment-begin #

Set completion-prefix-display-length 0

Set completion-query-items 100

Set editing-mode emacs

Set history-size 1000

Set keymap emacs

Lists the Keys and Key combinations of a specified function.

# Bind-q abort

// Call abort "C-g", "C-xC-g", and "eC-g ".

# Bind-q accept-line // lists the "accept-line" buttons and combined buttons.

// Call accept-line "C-j" and "C-m ".