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when $READER wants to delete a word in bash or any shell, please do not use ^W but ESC- backspace
this will save some troubles

(PSA of the day)

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@shroomie this is an emacs binding, and shell by default are in emacs mode

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@hypha what’s ^W do that’s different from esc-backspace
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@shroomie can’t really explain the difference in detail

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