Special for screen and its new TERM setting like TERM=screen.xterm-256color --- lib/readline/bind.c | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) --- lib/readline/bind.c +++ lib/readline/bind.c 2018-06-13 11:30:47.908033945 +0000 @@ -1127,6 +1127,16 @@ parser_if (args) `$if term=sun-cmd' into their .inputrc. */ _rl_parsing_conditionalized_out = _rl_stricmp (args + 5, tname) && _rl_stricmp (args + 5, rl_terminal_name); + + if (!_rl_parsing_conditionalized_out && _rl_strnicmp (args + 5, "screen", 6)) + { + tem = strchr (tname, '.'); + if (tem) + *tem = '\0'; + + _rl_parsing_conditionalized_out = _rl_stricmp (args + 5, tname); + } + xfree (tname); } #if defined (VI_MODE)