[Feature Request] Improve readline keybinding compatibility for word navigation (alt-f/alt-b)

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 31, 2026 by epurdy Closed Jun 4, 2026

Bug Description
alt-f and alt-b are almost like emacs but not quite, for instance pressing alt-f when on the q at the beginning of quite" puts you at the f in "for", not at the comma after quite like i would expect. also ctrl-b often breaks for me entirely

if some people like the current behavior (and i imagine many do) then please just add a setting somewhere

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.159
  • Feedback ID: 04a75e30-c252-4cd7-84e7-94167e5c278d

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