How do I make ctrl-arrow keys move forward/backward a word at a time in Cygwin bash?

[U1and0]

Add the following lines to ~/.inputrc (C:\cygwin\home\<username>\.inputrc): "\e[1;5C": forward-word # ctrl + right "\e[1;5D": backward-word # ctrl + left When done you can press C-x C-r to re-read the .inputrc file for the current session.