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delete-char (C-d)
delete-char
, then
return eof.
backward-delete-char (Rubout)
forward-backward-delete-char ()
quoted-insert (C-q or C-v)
tab-insert (M-<TAB>)
self-insert (a, b, A, 1, !, ...)
transpose-chars (C-t)
transpose-words (M-t)
upcase-word (M-u)
downcase-word (M-l)
capitalize-word (M-c)
overwrite-mode ()
emacs
mode; vi
mode does overwrite differently.
Each call to readline()
starts in insert mode.
In overwrite mode, characters bound to self-insert
replace
the text at point rather than pushing the text to the right.
Characters bound to backward-delete-char
replace the character
before point with a space.
By default, this command is unbound.