Public bug reported: There's a few tweaks I always make to improve usability on a new installation; here are some which in my opinion aught to be provided by default:
Add the following to .bashrc to make sudoedit and a few other commands work nicely: -------------- # Set these to the editors you'd like to use in text and graphical environments respectively: export EDITOR=nano # or vi, vim, emacs export VISUAL=gedit # or kwrite, kate -------------- Also add the following since it makes 'git log' and a few other programs interact with the terminal better (mouse wheel scrolling, doesn't mess up shell history): export LESS=R Add the following to .inputrc for easy history searching with ↑/↓ arrows: ------------- "\e[A":history-search-backward "\e[B":history-search-forward ----------------- (see http://askubuntu.com/questions/59846/bash-history-search-partial-up-arrow) Note that I can't guarantee there's no nasty side effects, but I've been using all the above for a months-years without problems. ** Affects: bash (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1060817 Title: bash bashrc and inputrc niceties To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1060817/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
