Re: could there be a bash built-in that allows executing readline functions?

[Chet Ramey]

On 10/24/23 1:00 AM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2023-10-23T15:15:12-0400, Chet Ramey wrote:
> > What makes that superior to something like a readline function to
> > execute a named readline command, like M-x does in emacs?
>
> I'd love that, personally.  With tab completion for the readline command
> names, of course.  :D

That one takes a bit more bookkeeping, but it's very doable. This would
probably be one of the last new features that makes it into the next
release.

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