Linux bind Command
The Linux bind command is used to display or set keyboard key bindings and their associated functions.
You can use the bind command to find out which key combinations are associated with which functions, and you can also specify your own key combinations.
Syntax
bind [-dlv][-f <key configuration file>][-m <key configuration>][-q <function>]
Parameter Description:
- -d: Display key binding contents.
- -f <key configuration file>: Load the specified key configuration file.
- -l: List all functions.
- -m <key configuration>: Specify the key configuration.
- -q <function>: Display the keys for the specified function.
- -v: List the current key bindings and their functions.
Example
Display all functions of key combinations
# bind -l //Display the contents of key combinations
abort
accept-line
alias-expand-line
arrow-key-prefix
backward-byte
backward-char
backward-delete-char
backward-kill-line
backward-kill-word
backward-word
beginning-of-history
beginning-of-line
...omitted part of the content
vi-goto-mark
vi-insert-beg
vi-insertion-mode
vi-match
vi-movement-mode
vi-next-word
vi-overstrike
vi-overstrike-delete
vi-prev-word
vi-put
vi-redo
vi-replace
vi-rubout
vi-search
vi-search-again
vi-set-mark
vi-subst
vi-tilde-expand
vi-yank-arg
vi-yank-to
yank
yank-last-arg
yank-nth-arg
yank-pop
Display the current settings of key combinations
# bind -l
abort
accept-line
alias-expand-line
arrow-key-prefix
backward-byte
backward-char
backward-delete-char
backward-kill-line
backward-kill-word
backward-word
beginning-of-history
beginning-of-line
call-last-kbd-macro
capitalize-word
character-search
character-search-backward
clear-screen
complete
complete-command
complete-filename
complete-hostname
complete-into-braces
complete-username
complete-variable
copy-backward-word
copy-forward-word
copy-region-as-kill
dabbrev-expand
delete-char
delete-char-or-list
delete-horizontal-space
digit-argument
display-shell-version
do-lowercase-version
downcase-word
dump-functions
dump-macros
dump-variables
dynamic-complete-history
edit-and-execute-command
emacs-editing-mode
end-kbd-macro
end-of-history
end-of-line
exchange-point-and-mark
forward-backward-delete-char
forward-byte
forward-char
forward-search-history
forward-word
glob-complete-word
glob-expand-word
glob-list-expansions
history-and-alias-expand-line
history-expand-line
history-search-backward
history-search-forward
insert-comment
insert-completions
insert-last-argument
kill-line
kill-region
kill-whole-line
kill-word
magic-space
menu-complete
menu-complete-backward
next-history
non-incremental-forward-search-history
non-incremental-forward-search-history-again non-incremental-reverse-search-history non-incremental-reverse-search-history-again old-menu-complete operate-and-get-next overwrite-mode possible-command-completions possible-completions possible-filename-completions possible-hostname-completions possible-username-completions possible-variable-completions previous-history quoted-insert redraw-current-line re-read-init-file reverse-search-history revert-line self-insert set-mark shell-backward-kill-word shell-backward-word shell-expand-line shell-forward-word shell-kill-word skip-csi-sequence start-kbd-macro tab-insert tilde-expand transpose-chars transpose-words tty-status undo universal-argument unix-filename-rubout unix-line-discard unix-word-rubout upcase-word vi-append-eol vi-append-mode vi-arg-digit vi-back-to-indent vi-bword vi-bWord vi-change-case vi-change-char vi-change-to vi-char-search vi-column vi-complete vi-delete vi-delete-to vi-editing-mode vi-end-word vi-eof-maybe vi-eword vi-eWord vi-fetch-history vi-first-print vi-fword vi-fWord vi-goto-mark vi-insert-beg vi-insertion-mode vi-match vi-movement-mode vi-next-word vi-overstrike vi-overstrike-delete vi-prev-word vi-put vi-redo vi-replace vi-rubout vi-search vi-search-again vi-set-mark vi-subst vi-tilde-expand vi-yank-arg vi-yank-to yank yank-last-arg yank-nth-arg yank-pop root@snail-hnlinux:~# root@snail-hnlinux:~# root@snail-hnlinux:~# root@snail-hnlinux:~# root@snail-hnlinux:~# bind -v set bind-tty-special-chars on set blink-matching-paren on set byte-oriented off set completion-ignore-case off set convert-meta off set disable-completion off set echo-control-characters on set enable-keypad off set enable-meta-key on set expand-tilde off set history-preserve-point off set horizontal-scroll-mode off set input-meta on set mark-directories on set mark-modified-lines off set mark-symlinked-directories off set match-hidden-files on set meta-flag on set output-meta on set page-completions on set prefer-visible-bell on set print-completions-horizontally off set revert-all-at-newline off set show-all-if-ambiguous off set show-all-if-unmodified off set skip-completed-text off set visible-stats off set bell-style audible set comment-begin # set completion-prefix-display-length 0 set completion-query-items 100 set editing-mode emacs set history-size 1000 set keymap emacs
List key bindings and key combinations for specified functions
bind -q abort
//Use "C-g", "C-xC-g", "eC-g" to invoke abort.
bind -q accept-line //List key bindings and key combinations for function "accept-line"
//Use "C-j", "C-m" to invoke accept-line.