Editor Functions

The text input line where you type responses to prompts. It supports cursor movement, word editing, tab-completion, and command history.

Function	Default Keys	Description
<backspace>	<Backspace>, <Delete>	Delete the char in front of the cursor
<backward-char>	<Left>, Ctrl-B	Move the cursor one character to the left
<backward-word>	Alt-b	Move the cursor to the beginning of the word
<bol>	<Home>, Ctrl-A	Jump to the beginning of the line
<capitalize-word>	Alt-c	Capitalize the word
<complete-query>	Ctrl-T	Complete address with query
<complete>	<Tab>	Complete filename or alias
<delete-char>	<Delete>, Ctrl-D	Delete the char under the cursor
<downcase-word>	Alt-l	Convert the word to lower case
<eol>	<End>, Ctrl-E	Jump to the end of the line
<forward-char>	<Right>, Ctrl-F	Move the cursor one character to the right
<forward-word>	Alt-f	Move the cursor to the end of the word
<help>	Alt-?	Help screen
<history-down>	<Down>, Ctrl-N	Scroll down through the history list
<history-search>	Ctrl-R	Search through the history list
<history-up>	<Up>, Ctrl-P	Scroll up through the history list
<kill-eol>	Ctrl-K	Delete chars from cursor to end of line
<kill-eow>	Alt-d	Delete chars from the cursor to the end of the word
<kill-line>	Ctrl-U	Delete chars from cursor to beginning of the line
<kill-whole-line>		Delete all chars on the line
<kill-word>	Ctrl-W	Delete the word in front of the cursor
<mailbox-cycle>	<Space>	Cycle among incoming mailboxes
<quote-char>	Ctrl-V	Quote the next typed key
<redraw-screen>	Ctrl-L	Clear and redraw the screen
<transpose-chars>		Transpose character under cursor with previous
<upcase-word>	Alt-u	Convert the word to upper case