Re: Clearing screen when using Vi keybindings on Bash command-line

On Saturday, March 15, 2014 6:02:11 AM UTC+13, Srikanth Cherla wrote:
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> I recently switched to using Vi keybindings in bash shell ... ^L (Ctrl + l) does not clear screen any more.

With bash vi mode there are two keymaps, corresponding to vim's normal mode and insert modes, called vi-command and vi-insert. ctrl-L works by default in vi-command mode, so typing <esc><ctrl-l> will do it, but needs another keystroke "a" to get back to insert mode.

For ctrl-L to work in insert mode, you need a ~/.inputrc file, that specifies the keymap:

set keymap vi-insert
"\C-L": clear-screen

> alias ^L='clear'

You have to press enter to invoke an alias, and it has to be the first word on the line, not at all like the ctrl-L you're used to.

Regards, John Little

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