I use RedHat 5.2 and 6.1; the bash packages are the same version but different build numbers. I have compared the "set -o" output on both systems, and they're identical; they include "vi on" to enable vi command-line editing mode. However, pressing escape plus any key just beeps under 6.1, both from the console and from a terminal in X; this mode doesn't appear to work at all in this version. Please advise if there's a work-around or source patch, and I'll rebuild from the SRPM. Thank you!
set -o vi works if manually typed in AND NOT in .bashrc If in .bashrc (like everyone does) it wont respond to set -o vi manually nor will it take the setting from the rc ------- Email From "Brent J. Nordquist" <bjn> 12/08/99 14:50 ------- Attached to Bug # 6084.
*** Bug 6510 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***alternatively, take out the meta stuff from /etc/inputrc set -o vi and meta input conflict in bash 1.14.7