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Re: Make reverse-i-search failure joltingly clear


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: Make reverse-i-search failure joltingly clear
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:17:50 -0500
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On 12/11/23 2:09 AM, Dan Jacobson wrote:
Type ^R and some string,
At the point while we are typing that the search fails, all that
happens is the word "failed" gets added at front,

No, readline rings the bell as well. If you want it to use a visible bell
instead, change the value of the readline `bell-style' variable.

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