i-bash/examples/scripts.noah/meta.bash
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# meta.bash --- meta key frobnications
# Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu>
# Created: 1992-06-28
# Last modified: 1993-01-26
# Public domain
# Commentary:
# Code:
#:docstring meta:
# Usage: meta [on|off]
#
# An argument of "on" will make bash use the 8th bit of any input from
# a terminal as a "meta" bit, i.e bash will be able to use a real meta
# key.
#
# An argument of "off" causes bash to disregard the 8th bit, which is
# assumed to be used for parity instead.
#:end docstring:
function meta ()
{
case "$1" in
on) bind 'set input-meta On'
bind 'set output-meta on'
bind 'set convert-meta off' ;;
off) bind 'set input-meta Off'
bind 'set output-meta off'
bind 'set convert-meta on' ;;
*) echo "Usage: meta [on|off]" 1>&2 ; return 1 ;;
esac
return 0
}
provide meta
# meta.bash ends here