aerc-binds

NAME

aerc-binds - key bindings configuration file format for aerc(1)

SYNOPSIS

The binds.conf file is used for configuring keybindings used in the aerc interactive client. It is expected to be in your XDG config home plus aerc, which defaults to ~/.config/aerc/binds.conf. If the file does not exist, the built-in default will be installed. This file is written in the ini format with key bindings defined as: Where <key sequence> is the keystrokes pressed (in order) to invoke this keybinding, and <command> specifies keystrokes that aerc will simulate when the keybinding is invoked. Generally this is used to execute commands, for example: Pressing r, then q, will simulate typing in :reply -q<Enter>, and execute :reply -q accordingly. It is also possible to invoke keybindings recursively in a similar fashion. You may configure different keybindings for different contexts by writing them into different [sections] of the ini file.

CONTEXTS

The available contexts are: [messages] [view] [view::passthrough] [compose] [compose::editor] [compose::review] [terminal] You may also configure account specific key bindings for each context: [context:account=AccountName] Folder-specific bindings can be configured for message lists: [messages:folder=FolderName] Example: You may also configure global keybindings by placing them at the beginning of the file, before specifying any context-specific sections.

SPECIAL OPTIONS

In addition of user defined key sequences, the following special options are available in each binding context: $noinherit = true|false $ex = <key-stroke>

SUPPORTED KEYS

In addition to letters and some characters (e.g. a, RR, gu, ?, !, etc.), special keys may be specified in <angle brackets>. The following special keys are supported:

Name	Description
<space>	" "
<semicolon>	;
<tab>	Tab
<enter>	Enter
<up>	Up arrow
<c-up>	Ctrl+Up
<a-up>	Alt+Up
<down>	Down arrow
<c-down>	Ctrl+Down
<a-down>	Alt+Down
<right>	Right arrow
<c-right>	Ctrl+Right
<a-right>	Alt+Right
<left>	Left arrow
<c-left>	Ctrl+Left
<a-left>	Alt+Left
<pgup>	Page Up
<c-pgup>	Ctrl+PageUp
<a-pgup>	Alt+PageUp
<pgdn>	Page Down
<c-pgdn>	Ctrl+PageDn
<a-pgdn>	Alt+PageDn
<home>	Home
<end>	End
<insert>	Insert
<delete>	Delete
<exit>	Exit
<cancel>	Cancel
<print>	Print screen
<pause>	Pause
<backtab>	Shift+Tab
<c-space>	Ctrl+Space
<a-space>	Alt+Space
<c-a>	Ctrl+a
<a-a>	Alt+a
<c-b>	Ctrl+b
<a-b>	Alt+b
<c-c>	Ctrl+c
<a-c>	Alt+c
<c-d>	Ctrl+d
<a-d>	Alt+d
<c-e>	Ctrl+e
<a-e>	Alt+e
<c-f>	Ctrl+f
<a-f>	Alt+f
<c-g>	Ctrl+g
<a-g>	Alt+g
<c-h>	Ctrl+h
<a-h>	Alt+h
<c-i>	Ctrl+i
<a-i>	Alt+i
<c-j>	Ctrl+j
<a-j>	Alt+j
<c-k>	Ctrl+k
<a-k>	Alt+k
<c-l>	Ctrl+l
<a-l>	Alt+l
<c-m>	Ctrl+m
<a-m>	Alt+m
<c-n>	Ctrl+n
<a-n>	Alt+n
<c-o>	Ctrl+o
<a-o>	Alt+o
<c-p>	Ctrl+p
<a-p>	Alt+p
<c-q>	Ctrl+q
<a-q>	Alt+q
<c-r>	Ctrl+r
<a-r>	Alt+r
<c-s>	Ctrl+s
<a-s>	Alt+s
<c-t>	Ctrl+t
<a-t>	Alt+t
<c-u>	Ctrl+u
<a-u>	Alt+u
<c-v>	Ctrl+v
<a-v>	Alt+v
<c-w>	Ctrl+w
<a-w>	Alt+w
<c-x>	Ctrl+x
<a-x>	Alt+x
<c-y>	Ctrl+y
<a-y>	Alt+y
<c-z>	Ctrl+z
<a-z>	Alt+z
<c-]>	Ctrl+]
<a-]>	Alt+]
<c-[>	Ctrl+[
<a-[>	Alt+[
<c-^>	Ctrl+^
<a-^>	Alt+^
<c-_>	Ctrl+_
<a-_>	Alt+_

SEE ALSO

aerc(1) aerc-config(5)

AUTHORS

Originally created by Drew DeVault <[email protected]> and maintained by Robin Jarry <[email protected]> who is assisted by other open source contributors. For more information about aerc development, see https://sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/.