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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+"""
+Forward and Backward lookups for Bash escape sequences
+"""
+
+import sys, re
+
+
+literal_to_bash = {
+  'ESC': '^[',
+
+  'UP-ARROW': '^[OA',
+  'RIGHT-ARROW': '^[OC',
+  'DOWN-ARROW': '^[OB',
+  'LEFT-ARROW': '^[OD',
+
+  'F1': '^[OP',
+  'F2': '^[OQ',
+  'F3': '^[OR',
+  'F4': '^[OS',
+  'F5': '^[15~',
+  'F6': '^[17~',
+  'F7': '^[18~',
+  'F8': '^[19~',
+  'F9': '^[20~',
+  'F10': '^[21~',
+  'F11': None,
+  'F12': '^[24~'
+}
+
+bash_to_literal = {
+  v: k for k, v in literal_to_bash.items()
+}
+
+el = sys.argv[1]
+
+print '{0}: "{1}"'.format(el, literal_to_bash[el])