Chapter 4: Readline

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Use ReadlineCFG:

 When enabled, BS-NG is beeing used to setup Readline.

Enable Completion:

 When enabled, Filename/Pathcompletion by pressing [TAB] is activated.

Change Bellstyle:

 Change the Bellstyle of readline

audible beep
visible blink
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Choose Editing Mode:

 Wether to use Emacs or Vi like shortcuts
 Bashs default setting is Emacs

Show matches if ambiguous:

 When enabled, instead of ringing the bell, immediately all
 posibilities for completion are shown.

Match hidden files:

 When enabled, hidden files are included in the completion.

Ignore case:

 When enabled, completion does ignore upper and lowercase.

Completion Query Items:

 When pressing [TAB] for completion, this is the query limit.
 If the amount of possible completions is higher or equal to
 this value ask the user wether to display all completions.

Show stats:

 When enabled, display stats when completing filenames.

 @   = link 
 /   = folder 
 *   = executable 

Horizontal completion:

 When enabled, completion arranges possibilities horizontally
 rather than vertically.

Mark directories:

 When enabled, completion marks directories with a /, that saves one time pressing [TAB].

Mark symbolic directories:

 When enabled, the same as `Mark Directories', but for symlinks.

Scroll horizontally:

 When enabled, scroll the line horizontally, rather then entering a new line,
 when the command is too long to be displayed in one line.

Mark modified history lines:

 When enabled, rotating trough previously run commands, mark modified
 history lines by prepending an asterisk (*).