[Bug 89235] Re: can no longer jump words with CTRL-arrow in gnome-terminal

[Alexander Kabakow]

I wrote patch to the readline6 package, that should fix PgUp/Dn issue
It is available here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/readline6/+bug/1015744

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Title:
  can no longer jump words with CTRL-arrow in gnome-terminal

Status in “readline6” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gnome-terminal

  In edgy, one can navigate the command line with control-arrow
  (left/right) to jump over words. This is not possible in feisty's
  gnome-terminal. Instead it prints a control character as in the
  following example:

  jos at duet-feisty ~ $ foo;5C;5D;5C;5D

  As you can see, it prints a ;5C for ctrl-right and ;5D for ctrl-left.

  This makes navigating a long command line cumbersome.

  ===WORKAROUND===

  I had to create the following ~/.inputrc file to get them to work in
  Bash:

  $include /etc/inputrc

  # ZYV
  #
  # PageUp and PageDown don't work in Ubuntu anymore by default :-(
  #
  "\e[6~": end-of-history
  "\e[5~": beginning-of-history

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