David Antliff wrote: > I use this (~/.inputrc): > > # move per-word with CTRL-left/right arrows > "\eOc": forward-word > "\eOd": backward-word > > Does that work for you? Hrm. It does if I use rxvt, but not with gnome-terminal (so it looks like I was wrong). What $TERM gets set for you? (if you use Gnome and its terminal) D.