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CONFIG_SHELL_METAKEYS

Enable metakeys

Type: bool

Help

Enables shell meta keys: Ctrl+a, Ctrl+b, Ctrl+c, Ctrl+d, Ctrl+e,
Ctrl+f, Ctrl+k, Ctrl+l, Ctrl+u, Ctrl+w, Alt+b, Alt+f
Meta keys will not be active when shell echo is set to off.

Direct dependencies

SHELL

(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Default

Kconfig definition

At subsys/shell/Kconfig:146

Included via Kconfig:8 → Kconfig.zephyr:44 → subsys/Kconfig:45

Menu path: (Top) → Sub Systems and OS Services → Shell

config SHELL_METAKEYS
    bool "Enable metakeys"
    default y if !SHELL_MINIMAL
    depends on SHELL
    help
      Enables shell meta keys: Ctrl+a, Ctrl+b, Ctrl+c, Ctrl+d, Ctrl+e,
      Ctrl+f, Ctrl+k, Ctrl+l, Ctrl+u, Ctrl+w, Alt+b, Alt+f
      Meta keys will not be active when shell echo is set to off.

(The ‘depends on’ condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)