> > It's like a part of bash that's been obsolete since readline was
> > written, and probably would never have existed at all if readline had
> > appeared first. I can't really picture a situation in which this is an
> > improvement over the readline facilities.
>
> Yea, that was my impression. It seemed so awkward, but so is 'vi' to
> me. (Me ducks.)
Well you won't get any argument from me about vi ;) but as others have
already mentioned, it is useful to some.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
>
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