inputrc

# We intentionally don't include the system's Readline configuration since
# different operating systems have different custom keybindings, and it's more
# consistent to just rely on Readline's own defaults.

# Make Readline 8-bit clean by preserving characters with the high bit set in
# text input and output.
set input-meta on
set output-meta on

# Prevent Readline from stripping the high bit and prefixing escape.
set convert-meta off

# Don't instruct the terminal to set the 8th bit when a key is pressed with alt
# help down; this is weird, and nobody should be doing it anymore:
# http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.faq.html#bash_meta_mode.
set enable-meta-key off

# Handle Up/Down, matching on partially typed commands.
"\e[A": history-search-backward
"\e[B": history-search-forward