Bash - bind builtin function (Key to function, Shortcut)

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Display current readline key and function bindings,
Bind a key sequence to a readline function or macro,
Set a readline variable.

Each non-option argument is a command as it would appear in ~/.inputrc, but each binding or command must be passed as a separate argument; e.g., “\C-x\C-r”: re-read-init-file.

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Syntax

bind [-m keymap] [-lpsvPSV]
bind [-m keymap] [-q function] [-u function] [-r keyseq]
bind [-m keymap] -f filename
bind [-m keymap] -x keyseq:shell-command
bind [-m keymap] keyseq:function-name
bind readline-command

where:

-m keymap Use keymap as the keymap to be affected by the subsequent bindings. Acceptable keymap names are emacs, emacs-stan-dard, emacs-meta, emacs-ctlx, vi, vi-move, vi-command, and vi-insert. vi is equivalent to vi-command; emacs is equivalent to emacs-standard.
-l list the names of all readline functions.
-p Display readline function names and bindings in such a way that they can be re-read.
-P List current readline function names and bindings.
-v Display readline variable names and values in such a way that they can be re-read.
-V List current readline variable names and values.
-s Display readline key sequences bound to macros and the strings they output in such a way that they can be re- read.
-S Display readline key sequences bound to macros and the strings they output.
-f filename: Read key bindings from filename.
-q function: Query about which keys invoke the named function.
-u function: Unbind all keys bound to the named function.
-r keyseq: Remove any current binding for keyseq.
-x keyseq:shell-command: Cause shell-command to be executed whenever keyseq is entered.

Exit

The return value is 0 unless an unrecognized option is given or an error occurred.

Example

Binding a key to a command

Binding F12 to foobar.

Pressing F12 will make foobar appears.

bind  '"\e[24~":"foobar"'

Adding an end of line, pressing F12 will make foobar execute

bind '"\e[24~":"foobar\n"'

Querying the binding for a named function

bind -q kill-word

kill-word can be invoked via "\ed".

Management

List current readline function names and bindings

bind -P

abort can be found on "\C-g", "\C-x\C-g", "\e\C-g".
accept-line can be found on "\C-j", "\C-m".
alias-expand-line is not bound to any keys
arrow-key-prefix is not bound to any keys
backward-byte is not bound to any keys
backward-char can be found on "\C-b", "\eOD", "\e[D".
backward-delete-char can be found on "\C-h", "\C-?".
backward-kill-line can be found on "\C-x\C-?".
backward-kill-word can be found on "\e\C-h", "\e\C-?".
backward-word can be found on "\e[1;5D", "\e[5D", "\eb".
beginning-of-history can be found on "\e<", "\e[5~".
beginning-of-line can be found on "\C-a", "\eOH", "\e[1~", "\e[H".
call-last-kbd-macro can be found on "\C-xe".
capitalize-word can be found on "\ec".
character-search can be found on "\C-]".
character-search-backward can be found on "\e\C-]".
clear-screen can be found on "\C-l".
complete can be found on "\C-i", "\e\e".
complete-command can be found on "\e!".
complete-filename can be found on "\e/".
complete-hostname can be found on "\e@".
complete-into-braces can be found on "\e{".
complete-username can be found on "\e~".
complete-variable can be found on "\e$".
copy-backward-word is not bound to any keys
copy-forward-word is not bound to any keys
copy-region-as-kill is not bound to any keys
delete-char can be found on "\C-d", "\e[3~".
delete-char-or-list is not bound to any keys
delete-horizontal-space can be found on "\e\\".
digit-argument can be found on "\e-", "\e0", "\e1", "\e2", "\e3", ...
display-shell-version can be found on "\C-x\C-v".
do-lowercase-version can be found on "\C-xA", "\C-xB", "\C-xC", "\C-xD", "\C-xE", ...
downcase-word can be found on "\el".
dump-functions is not bound to any keys
dump-macros is not bound to any keys
dump-variables is not bound to any keys
dynamic-complete-history can be found on "\e\C-i".
edit-and-execute-command can be found on "\C-x\C-e".
emacs-editing-mode is not bound to any keys
end-kbd-macro can be found on "\C-x)".
end-of-history can be found on "\e>", "\e[6~".
end-of-line can be found on "\C-e", "\eOF", "\e[4~", "\e[8~", "\e[F".
exchange-point-and-mark can be found on "\C-x\C-x".
forward-backward-delete-char is not bound to any keys
forward-byte is not bound to any keys
forward-char can be found on "\C-f", "\eOC", "\e[C".
forward-search-history can be found on "\C-s".
forward-word can be found on "\e[1;5C", "\e[5C", "\ef".
glob-complete-word can be found on "\eg".
glob-expand-word can be found on "\C-x*".
glob-list-expansions can be found on "\C-xg".
history-and-alias-expand-line is not bound to any keys
history-expand-line can be found on "\e^".
history-search-backward is not bound to any keys
history-search-forward is not bound to any keys
insert-comment can be found on "\e#".
insert-completions can be found on "\e*".
insert-last-argument can be found on "\e.", "\e_".
kill-line can be found on "\C-k".
kill-region is not bound to any keys
kill-whole-line is not bound to any keys
kill-word can be found on "\ed".
magic-space is not bound to any keys
menu-complete is not bound to any keys
next-history can be found on "\C-n", "\eOB", "\e[B".
non-incremental-forward-search-history can be found on "\en".
non-incremental-forward-search-history-again is not bound to any keys
non-incremental-reverse-search-history can be found on "\ep".
non-incremental-reverse-search-history-again is not bound to any keys
operate-and-get-next can be found on "\C-o".
overwrite-mode is not bound to any keys
possible-command-completions can be found on "\C-x!".
possible-completions can be found on "\e=", "\e?".
possible-filename-completions can be found on "\C-x/".
possible-hostname-completions can be found on "\C-x@".
possible-username-completions can be found on "\C-x~".
possible-variable-completions can be found on "\C-x$".
previous-history can be found on "\C-p", "\eOA", "\e[A".
quoted-insert can be found on "\C-q", "\C-v", "\e[2~".
redraw-current-line is not bound to any keys
re-read-init-file can be found on "\C-x\C-r".
reverse-search-history can be found on "\C-r".
revert-line can be found on "\e\C-r", "\er".
self-insert can be found on " ", "!", "\"", "#", "$", ...
set-mark can be found on "\C-@", "\e ".
shell-expand-line can be found on "\e\C-e".
start-kbd-macro can be found on "\C-x(".
tab-insert is not bound to any keys
tilde-expand can be found on "\e&".
transpose-chars can be found on "\C-t".
transpose-words can be found on "\et".
tty-status is not bound to any keys
undo can be found on "\C-x\C-u", "\C-_".
universal-argument is not bound to any keys
unix-filename-rubout is not bound to any keys
unix-line-discard can be found on "\C-u".
unix-word-rubout can be found on "\C-w".
upcase-word can be found on "\eu".
vi-append-eol is not bound to any keys
vi-append-mode is not bound to any keys
vi-arg-digit is not bound to any keys
vi-back-to-indent is not bound to any keys
vi-bword is not bound to any keys
vi-bWord is not bound to any keys
vi-change-case is not bound to any keys
vi-change-char is not bound to any keys
vi-change-to is not bound to any keys
vi-char-search is not bound to any keys
vi-column is not bound to any keys
vi-complete is not bound to any keys
vi-delete is not bound to any keys
vi-delete-to is not bound to any keys
vi-editing-mode is not bound to any keys
vi-end-word is not bound to any keys
vi-eof-maybe is not bound to any keys
vi-eword is not bound to any keys
vi-eWord is not bound to any keys
vi-fetch-history is not bound to any keys
vi-first-print is not bound to any keys
vi-fword is not bound to any keys
vi-fWord is not bound to any keys
vi-goto-mark is not bound to any keys
vi-insert-beg is not bound to any keys
vi-insertion-mode is not bound to any keys
vi-match is not bound to any keys
vi-movement-mode is not bound to any keys
vi-next-word is not bound to any keys
vi-overstrike is not bound to any keys
vi-overstrike-delete is not bound to any keys
vi-prev-word is not bound to any keys
vi-put is not bound to any keys
vi-redo is not bound to any keys
vi-replace is not bound to any keys
vi-rubout is not bound to any keys
vi-search is not bound to any keys
vi-search-again is not bound to any keys
vi-set-mark is not bound to any keys
vi-subst is not bound to any keys
vi-tilde-expand is not bound to any keys
vi-yank-arg is not bound to any keys
vi-yank-to is not bound to any keys
yank can be found on "\C-y".
yank-last-arg can be found on "\e.", "\e_".
yank-nth-arg can be found on "\e\C-y".
yank-pop can be found on "\ey".