Re: ESC . vs. ^R, ^P again

[jidanni]

$ bind '"\e.":"\e>\e_"'
$ : 1
$ : 2
$ : 3
$ : 4
$
>> I want now typing ^R 2 ^E M-. to put a 4 at the end of the line...
...and not wipe out the 2, which is what the above bind did.
BASH_VERSION='3.1.17(1)-release'