inputrc for use with mac and iterm2

.inputrc

set input-meta on
set output-meta on
set convert-meta off

# To use these in ITerm2 you may also need to configure preferences to send the correct escape
# code for the key combination.

# Option + Arrows to jump words.
"\e[1;5C": forward-word
"\e[1;5D": backward-word


# The following are other escape sequences that can be configured in Iterm2 preferences.
#        ESC ^H   Delete previous word (backspace key) [n]
#        ESC DEL  Delete previous word (delete key) [n]
#        ESC SP   Set the mark (space key); see ^X^X and ^Y above
#        ESC .    Get the last (or [n]'th) word from previous line
#        ESC ?    Show possible completions; see below
#        ESC <    Move to start of history
#        ESC >    Move to end of history
#        ESC b    Move backward a word [n]
#        ESC d    Delete word under cursor [n]
#        ESC f    Move forward a word [n]
#        ESC l    Make word lowercase [n]
#        ESC u    Make word uppercase [n]
#        ESC y    Yank back last killed text
#        ESC v    Show library version
#        ESC w    Make area up to mark yankable
#        ESC nn   Set repeat count to the number nn
#        ESC C    Read from environment variable ``_C_'', where C is
#                 an uppercase letter