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 1.2.1 Readline Bare Essentials
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 In order to enter characters into the line, simply type them.  The typed
 character appears where the cursor was, and then the cursor moves one
 space to the right.  If you mistype a character, you can use your erase
 character to back up and delete the mistyped character.
 
    Sometimes you may mistype a character, and not notice the error
 until you have typed several other characters.  In that case, you can
 type `C-b' to move the cursor to the left, and then correct your
 mistake.  Afterwards, you can move the cursor to the right with `C-f'.
 
    When you add text in the middle of a line, you will notice that
 characters to the right of the cursor are `pushed over' to make room
 for the text that you have inserted.  Likewise, when you delete text
 behind the cursor, characters to the right of the cursor are `pulled
 back' to fill in the blank space created by the removal of the text.  A
 list of the bare essentials for editing the text of an input line
 follows.
 
 `C-b'
      Move back one character.
 
 `C-f'
      Move forward one character.
 
 <DEL> or <Backspace>
      Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
 
 `C-d'
      Delete the character underneath the cursor.
 
 Printing characters
      Insert the character into the line at the cursor.
 
 `C-_' or `C-x C-u'
      Undo the last editing command.  You can undo all the way back to an
      empty line.
 
 (Depending on your configuration, the <Backspace> key be set to delete
 the character to the left of the cursor and the <DEL> key set to delete
 the character underneath the cursor, like `C-d', rather than the
 character to the left of the cursor.)
 
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