- Modify existing or create a new file called .inputrc under your cygwin home directory
- Add the following lines:
"\e[1;5C": forward-word # ctrl + right "\e[1;5D": backward-word # ctrl + left
- Save the file and restart cygwin
Saturday, April 9, 2011
How to configure cygwin to use ctrl + arrow to move cursor forward / backward
If you have used Windows for a while, you probably feel more comfortable using ctrl + left arrow and ctrl + right arrow to navigate the cursor through words. The default behavior in bash however is to use alt+f and alt+b. If you don't want to train yourself to learn yet another shortcut, follow three easy steps below to configure cygwin key bindings to use ctrl + left and ctrl + right.
Configuring text editor in cygwin bash
In this post I will show you how to edit files with your favorite windows text editor from the cygwin bash command line. My favorite editor is notepad++ and to edit a file from cygwin, I type: ed myFile.txt
Here is what you need to do:
Here is what you need to do:
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