For questions pertaining to inputrc, the configuration file for the GNU Readline library. Use this tag for questions about Readline customizations or about inputrc syntax.
inputrc should be used for questions about the configuration or GNU Readline or about ~/.inputrc syntax.
~/.inputrc is the configuration file for the GNU Readline library which provides command-line editing and history searching capabilities for interactive programs with a command-line interface. See readline for questions and answer about Readline in general.
Further reading
- Execute a readline function without keybinding?
- How to call a “sub” .inputrc? (Like in .bashrc, where you can “source sub_script.sh”)
- .inputrc vs .bashrc settings
- What's the difference between .bashrc and .inputrc
