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Letting Readline Type For You

complete (TAB)
Attempt to do completion on the text before point. This is implementation defined. Generally, if you are typing a filename argument, you can do filename completion; if you are typing a command, you can do command completion, if you are typing in a symbol to GDB, you can do symbol name completion, if you are typing in a variable to Bash, you can do variable name completion.

possible-completions (M-?)
List the possible completions of the text before point.

Some Miscellaneous Commands

reread-init-file (C-X, C-R)
Read in the contents of your /.inputrc file, and incorporate any bindings found there.

abort (C-G)
Stop running the current editing command.

prefix-meta (Esc)
Make the next character that you type be metafied. This is for people without a meta key. Typing ESC F is equivalent to typing M-F.

undo (C-_)
Incremental undo, separately remembered for each line.

revert-line (M-R)
Undo all changes made to this line. This is like typing the undo command enough times to get back to the beginning.