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Creates a new key binding, replacing existing key binding if any.

bind Z "echo fred"

Arguments

• name - name of binding, which corresponds to a particular key, button, or other device.
• value (optional) - script string or command to run. If not supplied, then prints the script or command value, if the binding exists.

Associations

• Key bindings are global, and not a part of any context.

Details

A 'bind' acts like a custom command for a key. It runs the assigned text as a script, which can contain a single-word command, statement, or script.

By default, binds do not work while input focus is in console or in text mode.

Binds have a special relationship with commands and aliases, where specially named commands will get run during special key or device states. For example, if an alias is named '+bob' and is bound to a key, it will only get called when that key is pressed down, and if named '-bob' will get called when the key goes up.

Examples

Default values

• Check bind 'Z' for script value. No bind exists for key 'Z'.

> bind Z
Unknown: Z

• Create a bind for the 'Z' key.

> bind Z "echo fred"

• Close console and press 'Z' key. Prints 'fred'.

fred

• Same as the first example, but now bind 'Z' exists and shows the value.

> alias bob
'bob' is 'echo fred'

Key states

• 'bob' called without a value. No command, variable or alias named 'bob' exist.

> bob
Unknown: bob

• Create an alias 'bob' and set to 'fred'.

> alias bob fred

• Same as the first example, but now alias 'bob' exists. The 'fred' command in the 'bob' alias script runs, and 'fred' doesn't exist.

> bob
Unknown: fred

• Create variable 'fred'.

> var fred james

• Run 'bob'

> bob
'fred' is 'james'

• Try to set 'fred' through 'bob'. Value remains the same because 'bob' is only the statement "fred".

> bob alan
> bob
'fred' is 'james'