Re: [Bug-readline] add control-arrow bindings

[Per Bothner]

On 03/13/2017 08:41 AM, Chet Ramey wrote:
> What key combinations output these sequences?
> > "\e[5C": forward-word
> > "\e[5D": backward-word

My guess it depends on "Application Cursor Keys (DECCKM)" mode.
Xterm doesn't generate this sequence (based on my experimentation): it sends the
same sequence for ctrl-leftarrow, r egardless of this mode, though it
sends difference sequences for plain leftarrow.

However, other terminals or terminal emulators might do this slightly
differently (it's pretty messy).

> > "\e\e[C": forward-word
> > "\e\e[D": backward-word

That's just escape followed by rightarrow or leftarrow.
I don't know why anyone would ever type that, but there
might be a terminal emulator setting that converts ctrl-KEY
to escape+KEY.  Plus it makes things more consistent.
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