use function keys in bash

[Jeremy Wakeman]

Hi.

I have used tcsh for several years, but I am tired of having to relearn
commands/syntax/settings/rc files everytime I use a linux box that does
not have tcsh installed.  So, I am in the process of switching to bash.
The one thing that I cannot seem to get bash to do that tcsh does is to
execute a command when I press a function key.

In my .tcshrc, I have several entries as follows:

bindkey -c [18~ "screen -d -r mutt || screen -S mutt mutt"
bindkey -c [19~ "screen -d -r mang || screen -S mang mang"
bindkey -c [21~ "screen -d -r mp3blaster || screen -S mp3blaster mp3blaster -a ~/.playlist_01.lst -t=500"
bindkey -c [23~ "screen -d -r topcheck || screen -S topcheck topcheck"
bindkey -c [24~ "screen -list"

With this setup, I can just press F7 to call forward the mutt screen (or,
start one if there isn't one running), F10 for mp3blaster, etc.

I read through the readline stuff in bash(1), but I don't see anything
about executing non-builtin commands, and none of the things I tried in
.inputrc worked.

Is there a way to do this, or am I stuck?

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