Ctrl+Backspace/Delete to delete whole words.
--- a/.inputrc Sat Jul 16 14:51:15 2011 +0300
+++ b/.inputrc Sat Jul 16 14:52:37 2011 +0300
@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@
# Ctrl+Left/Right to move by whole words.
"\e[1;5C": forward-word
"\e[1;5D": backward-word
-# Same with SHIFT pressed.
+# Same with Shift pressed.
"\e[1;6C": forward-word
"\e[1;6D": backward-word
+# Ctrl+Backspace/Delete to delete whole words.
+"\e[3;5~": kill-word
+"\C-_": backward-kill-word
+
# Local Variables:
# mode: shell-script
# fill-column: 78