As noted on the bug-bash list, rebinding a character defined by stty is ignored by bash v3.0. Bash 3.1 / readline 5.0 (5.1?) makes this a configurable option, by setting: set bind-tty-special-chars off http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2005-08/msg00003.html See also RH bug # 139384 (I have a couple posts about this as well, but they're not showing up in the archive as of this moment). I've tested, and this works with bash 3.1.x / readline 5.0 in FC5. As my organization starts deploying RHEL 4 (vs 3), this is going to be a huge annoyance. Is there any chance of backporting this feature, assuming the major revision is unlikely to change within RHEL 4? If it matters, the company I work for has a support contract.
Created attachment 154983 [details] bash-bind-stty-chars.patch This small patch seems to be the extent of it.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0680.html