use function keys in bash

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 08:19:06PM -0500, Jeremy Wakeman wrote:
> 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?

Well you can certainly do this in .inputrc:

"\e[11~": "ls\n"

And it works when you hit F1 to print that text on the command line.

Of course you have to logout and back in for bash to read the file
again.

Maybe that will help.

Lennart Sorensen
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