.inputrc: explain searching backward/forward

[dotfiles.git] / .inputrc

diff --git a/.inputrc b/.inputrc
index 46877d0efa9e415c74b394bcd4ab6f60dbee3b5e..efb3044344699763801ffb7559754a35aaba0ea6 100644 (file)
--- a/.inputrc
+++ b/.inputrc
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@
 
 $include /etc/inputrc
 
+set bell-style none
+set completion-ignore-case off
+
 set meta-flag on
 set convert-meta off
 set input-meta on
 set output-meta on
 
-set bell-style none
-set completion-ignore-case off
-set expand-tilde on
-
 # In all programs, all terminals, make sure this is bound.
 "\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file
 
@@ -21,7 +20,8 @@ M-Tab: menu-complete
 #"\C-h": backward-delete-char
 #"\e\C-h": backward-kill-word
 
-# PgUp/PgDn
+# PgUp/PgDn - more intelligent Up/Down behavior: use the text that has already
+# been typed as the prefix for searching through commands.
 "\e[5~": history-search-backward
 "\e[6~": history-search-forward