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README: Remove old terminal binding instructions #6775

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Expand Up @@ -304,16 +304,6 @@ The following distributions include julia, but the versions may be out of date d
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## Editor and Terminal Setup

Currently, Julia editing mode support is available for Emacs, Vim, Textmate, Sublime Text, Notepad++, and Kate, in `contrib/`

Adjusting your terminal bindings is optional; everything will work fine without these key bindings.
For the best interactive session experience, however, make sure that your terminal emulator (`Terminal`, `iTerm`, `xterm`, etc.) sends the `^H` sequence for `Backspace` (delete key) and that the `Shift-Enter` key combination sends a `\n` newline character to distinguish it from just pressing `Enter`, which sends a `\r` carriage return character.
These bindings allow custom readline handlers to trap and correctly deal with these key sequences; other programs will continue to behave normally with these bindings.
The first binding makes backspacing through text at the prompt behave more intuitively.
The second binding allows `Shift-Enter` to insert a newline without evaluating the current expression, even when the current expression is complete.
(Pressing an unmodified `Enter` inserts a newline if the current expression is incomplete, evaluates the expression if it is complete, or shows an error if the syntax is irrecoverably invalid.)

On Linux systems, the `Shift-Enter` binding can be set by placing the following line in the file `.xmodmaprc` in your home directory:

keysym Return = Return Linefeed
Currently, Julia editing mode support is available for Emacs, Vim, Textmate, Sublime Text, Notepad++, and Kate, in `contrib/`.

In the terminal, Julia makes great use of both control-key and meta-key bindings. To make the meta-key bindings more accessible, many terminal emulator programs (e.g., `Terminal`, `iTerm`, `xterm`, etc) allow you to use the alt or option key as meta. See the section in the manual on [interacting with Julia](http://docs.julialang.org/en/latest/manual/interacting-with-julia/) for more details.