Map reverse-history-search function in bash to a shortcut other than CTRL+R

Question

I'm using Putty Connection Manager which captures CTRL-R key before it can get to my bash shell.

So I was wondering if it is possible to map the reverse-history-search to another shortcut key. Such as CTRL-W or maybe even F1.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Absolutely. The READLINE section of the bash(1) man page tells you what you need to do and how you need to do it. In short, modify ~/.inputrc and bind reverse-search-history to something else.