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SpashHit
Asked: 2010-10-26 16:14:35 +0800 CST

Vi in MySQL for command editing

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When using the MySQL command line interface, is there any way to get it to let you use vi command editing keys instead of emacs?

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    The MySQL command line interface uses readline to edit a command line.

    Create a file ~/.inputrc with the following content to use vi mode:

    $if mysql
set editing-mode vi
$endif

    Of course, if you want to use vi mode in all applications (including e.g. bash) that use readline, you can leave out the $if & $endif ... lines...

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