[Bug 1060817] [NEW] bash bashrc and inputrc niceties

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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
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(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

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Title:
  bash bashrc and inputrc niceties

Status in “bash” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  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.

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