---
name: "Term::ReadLine::Zoid::Emacs"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libterm-readline-zoid-perl"
version: "0.07-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Term::ReadLine::Zoid::Emacs"
---

# Term::ReadLine::Zoid::Emacs(3pm)

a readline emacs mode

## NAME

Term::ReadLine::Zoid::Emacs - a readline emacs mode

## SYNOPSIS

This class is used as a mode under Term::ReadLine::Zoid, see there for usage details.

## DESCRIPTION

This mode provides some emacs key-bindings, taking the [bash(1)](/bash/1.md) implementation as a reference.

This module also provides a 'emac\_multiline' key map.

## KEY MAPPING

These bindings are additional to those in Term::ReadLine::Zoid which already contains some emacs key bindings.

- escape, ^\[ (*prefix\_meta*)

  - meta-f (*forward\_word*)

  - meta-b (*backward\_word*)

  - ^X^V (*switch\_mode\_command*)

  Enter (vi) command mode. Taken from [zsh(1)](/zsh/1.md).

- ^V, ^Q (*quoted\_insert*)

  Insert next key literally, ignoring any key-bindings.

  WARNING: control or escape chars in the editline can cause unexpected results

## TODO

Get count args right (see bash reference)

A lot more bindings

A emacs multiline mode

## AUTHOR

Jaap Karssenberg (Pardus) \<pardus@cpan.org\>

Copyright (c) 2004 Jaap G Karssenberg. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## SEE ALSO

Term::ReadLine::Zoid