I wrote: > However, if I put the $ into the $include command, then the i key works > properly. g wrote: > '$' defines a *string variable* Not in this case, no. ~/.inputrc is not a shell script (at least in the conventional case of the term). > and must be present. That’s what I was saying. > ** in addition ** > > string variables should be uppercase. > > see: man bash Only by convention. In this case, man bash lists $include as lower case. Since Unix is usually case-sensitive, it’s rarely advisable to change the case of examples given in documentation (although in this case it doesn’t seem to hurt). James. -- E-mail: james@ | "I don't think so," said René Descartes. Just then, he aprilcottage.co.uk | vanished. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines