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doc: adds handeled tty write keybindings
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109 changes: 108 additions & 1 deletion doc/api/readline.md
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The `rl.write()` method will write either `data` or a key sequence identified
by `key` to the `output`. The `key` argument is supported only if `output` is
a [TTY][] text terminal.
a [TTY][] text terminal. See [TTY keybindings][] for a list of key
combinations.

If `key` is specified, `data` is ignored.

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});
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## TTY keybindings

<table>
<tr>
<th>Keybindings</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>shift</code> + <code>backspace</code></td>
<td>Delete line left</td>
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Does not work on Windows

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Does not work on WSL

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Does not work on macOS.

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<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>shift</code> + <code>delete</code></td>
<td>Delete line right</td>
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Does not work on WSL

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Does not work on macOS.

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<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>c</code></td>
<td>Emit SIGINT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>h</code></td>
<td>Delete left</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>d</code></td>
<td>Delete right or EOF</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>u</code></td>
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On Windows this deletes entire line.

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On WSL also

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Also on Liux

<td>Delete from current to line start</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>k</code></td>
<td>Delete from current to end of line</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>a</code></td>
<td>Go to start of line</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>e</code></td>
<td>Go to to end of line</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>b</code></td>
<td>Back one character</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>f</code></td>
<td>Forward one character</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>l</code></td>
<td>Clear screen</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>n</code></td>
<td>Next history item</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>p</code></td>
<td>Previous history item</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>z</code></td>
<td>Moves running process into background. Type
<code>fg</code> and press <code>enter</code>
to return.</td>
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Does not work on Windows

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fg is a UNIX-ism, so if cntl-Z ever does work on Windows, I imagine there is probably some other command to return to the process. (Or maybe Windows uses fg too?)

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<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>w</code> or <code>ctrl</code>
+ <code>backspace</code></td>
<td>Delete backwards to a word boundary</td>
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Ctrl + Backspace does not work on Windows

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Meta + Backspace deletes words on Windows

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Also does not work on WSL

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Also not on Linux (ctrl+backspace)

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ctrl+w works on macOS but cntrl+backspace seems to delete forward to a word boundary?

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<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>delete</code></td>
<td>Delete forward to a word boundary</td>
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Does not work on WSL

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Does not work on macOS

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<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>left</code></td>
<td>Word left </td>
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On macOS, it's command+option+left. ctrl+left does not work.

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<tr>
<td><code>ctrl</code> + <code>right</code></td>
<td>Word right</td>
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On macOS, it's command+option+right. ctrl+right does not work.

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<tr>
<td><code>meta</code> + <code>b</code></td>
<td>Word left</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>meta</code> + <code>f</code></td>
<td>Word right</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>meta</code> + <code>d</code> or <code>meta</code>
+ <code>delete</code></td>
<td>Delete word right</td>
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Meta + Delete does not work on Windows

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Also on WSL

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On macOS, meta+d works, but meta+delete does a delete word left rather than right.

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<td><code>meta</code> + <code>backspace</code></td>
<td>Delete word left </td>
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Does not work on macOS.

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</table>

[`'SIGCONT'`]: readline.html#readline_event_sigcont
[`'SIGTSTP'`]: readline.html#readline_event_sigtstp
[`process.stdin`]: process.html#process_process_stdin
[`process.stdout`]: process.html#process_process_stdout
[Readable]: stream.html#stream_readable_streams
[TTY]: tty.html
[TTY keybindings]: #readline_tty_keybindings
[Writable]: stream.html#stream_writable_streams
[reading files]: #readline_example_read_file_stream_line_by_line
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variables. When pressed while entering other input, displays relevant
autocompletion options.

For a full list of special keys, refer to [TTY keybindings][].

### Default Evaluation

By default, all instances of `repl.REPLServer` use an evaluation function that
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[`readline.InterfaceCompleter`]: readline.html#readline_use_of_the_completer_function
[`readline.Interface`]: readline.html#readline_class_interface
[`util.inspect()`]: util.html#util_util_inspect_object_options
[TTY keybindings]: readline.html#readline_tty_keybindings
[curl(1)]: https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html
[stream]: stream.html