[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #8491: Add link to Gnu Readline configuration documentation

[martin.panter]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/e981a4273cf6
changeset:   101835:e981a4273cf6
branch:      2.7
parent:      101832:f89e96235a42
user:        Martin Panter <vadmium+py at gmail.com>
date:        Fri Jun 10 00:27:46 2016 +0000
summary:
  Issue #8491: Add link to Gnu Readline configuration documentation

files:
  Doc/library/readline.rst |  7 +++++++
  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/readline.rst b/Doc/library/readline.rst
--- a/Doc/library/readline.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/readline.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
   you can check for the text "libedit" in :const:`readline.__doc__`
   to differentiate between GNU readline and libedit.
 
+Readline keybindings may be configured via an initialization file, typically
+``.inputrc`` in your home directory.  See `Readline Init File
+<https://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rluserman.html#SEC9>`_
+in the GNU Readline manual for information about the format and
+allowable constructs of that file, and the capabilities of the
+Readline library in general.
+
 
 Init file
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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython