commit bash-20141031 snapshot

lib/readline/doc/readline.3

@@ -430,6 +430,13 @@ When set to \fBOn\fP, on operating systems that indicate they support it,
 readline echoes a character corresponding to a signal generated from the
 keyboard.
 .TP
+.B enable\-bracketed\-paste (Off)
+When set to \fBOn\fP, readline will configure the terminal in a way
+that will enable it to insert each paste into the editing buffer as a
+single string of characters, instead of treating each character as if
+it had been read from the keyboard.  This can prevent pasted characters
+from being interpreted as editing commands.
+.TP
 .B enable\-keypad (Off)
 When set to \fBOn\fP, readline will try to enable the application
 keypad when it is called.  Some systems need this to enable the

lib/readline/doc/rluser.texi

@@ -511,6 +511,14 @@ When set to @samp{on}, on operating systems that indicate they support it,
 readline echoes a character corresponding to a signal generated from the
 keyboard.  The default is @samp{on}.
 
+@item enable-bracketed-paste
+@vindex enable-bracketed-paste
+When set to @samp{On}, Readline will configure the terminal in a way
+that will enable it to insert each paste into the editing buffer as a
+single string of characters, instead of treating each character as if
+it had been read from the keyboard.  This can prevent pasted characters
+from being interpreted as editing commands.  The default is @samp{off}.
+
 @item enable-keypad
 @vindex enable-keypad
 When set to @samp{on}, Readline will try to enable the application
@@ -1232,6 +1240,14 @@ Insert a tab character.
 @item self-insert (a, b, A, 1, !, @dots{})
 Insert yourself.
 
+@item bracketed-paste-begin ()
+This function is intended to be bound to the "bracketed paste" escape
+sequence sent by some terminals, and such a binding is assigned by default.
+It allows Readline to insert the pasted text as a single unit without treating
+each character as if it had been read from the keyboard.  The characters
+are inserted as if each one was bound to @code{self-insert}) instead of
+executing any editing commands.
+
 @item transpose-chars (C-t)
 Drag the character before the cursor forward over
 the character at the cursor, moving the