bash with curses

gamnersome · 12-12-2013, 10:26 AM

Hi I'm new to Slackware and the whole Linux world.

Would like to know why and why not should i compile bash using "--with-curses" option.
While the most felt advantage to me is that i can use Home and End keys within urxvt without having to touch any config file, eg. .Xresources.

Thank You

mancha · 12-12-2013, 11:27 AM

Your issue can be resolved easily by adding a couple of readline keybindings to /etc/inputrc:

Code:

# for urxvt
"\e[7~": beginning-of-line
"\e[8~": end-of-line

If you prefer building bash against curses report back any side-effects you experience.

--mancha