forward_word
Synopsis
/bind <key> forward_word
Description
Move the input cursor forward to the beginning of the next word. Within a word, the action passes the rest of that word and any following separators. On a separator, it passes the run of separators to the next word. If there is no next word, it stops at the end of the input line. At the end of the line, including on an empty line, the cursor does not move.
Words are separated by characters in word_break, which defaults to space and tab. If that setting is unset, space and tab are also used. Only ASCII characters below DEL are recognized as separators; non-ASCII characters added to the setting do not become separators for this action.
Movement uses the input editor's logical character positions. Moving into a later displayed section of a long input line can shift the visible input text to the right and redraw it. This built-in action leaves the text unchanged and takes no arguments or options; extra text supplied with the binding is ignored. It does not send the line or issue an IRC request.
The default binding is ^[f: Escape followed by lowercase f. A terminal that sends Escape followed by f for Alt-F can invoke the same binding. Scripts can change this assignment.
Example
/bind ^[f forward_word
With the default word separators and one two three in the input line, invoking the action on the o in one moves onto the t in two. Invoking it again moves onto the t in three, and once more moves to the end of the line.
See bind for key sequence syntax and backward_word to move backward by a word.
Source references
source/keys.c: action registration and the default Escape-f binding.source/input.c:input_forward_word,WHITESPACE,input_move_cursor, andredraw_inputimplement word boundaries, movement, and horizontal scrolling.include/config.handsource/vars.c:word_breakdefault and setting registration.