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class method

Readline.basic_word_break_characters=

Readline.basic_word_break_characters = string

Sets the basic list of characters that signal a break between words for the completer routine. The default is the characters which break words for completion in Bash: “ \t\n\”\‘`@$><=;|&{(“.

Raises NotImplementedError if the using readline library does not support.