Why can't I use vi-mode editing on Red Hat Linux 6.1?

Why can't I use vi-mode editing on Red Hat Linux 6.1? 


The short answer is that Red Hat screwed up.



The long answer is that they shipped an /etc/inputrc that only works

for emacs mode editing, and then screwed all the vi users by setting

INPUTRC to /etc/inputrc in /etc/profile.



The short fix is to do one of the following: remove or rename

/etc/inputrc, set INPUTRC=~/.inputrc in ~/.bashrc (or .bash_profile,

but make sure you export it if you do), remove the assignment to

INPUTRC from /etc/profile, add



        set keymap emacs



to the beginning of /etc/inputrc, or bracket the key bindings in

/etc/inputrc with these lines



	$if mode=emacs

		[...]

	$endif

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