Re: [Help-bash] How to execute multiple readline commands?

[Chet Ramey]

On 7/28/18 7:58 AM, Michal Pesa wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to execute multiple readline commands. For example the
> following macro deleting the line and inserting "goto ":
> 
> "\C-x\C-d": "\C-a\C-kgoto "
> 
> Is it possible to use something like this instead:
> 
> "\C-x\C-d": beginning-of-line kill-line "goto "
> 
> As of now, it seems to me that I have to bind all the commands I would like
> to use and then use them as a macro (unless I want the keystroke to execute
> exactly one command).

There is no way to execute named readline commands except binding them
to a key. If you want more than one command, you will need to use a macro.

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