Why doesn't ~/inputrc work

[Meanders]

Eliot Moss wrote:
> 
> set convert-meta on
> 
> in my .inputrc and also to write the escape sequences as
> (for example):
> 
> "\M-b": "echo meta b"
> 

I was having exactly the same problem as Harry. 

Using the 'set convert-meta on' worked for me. I've had the same .inputrc
file for years but this problem just appeared recently on a new Window 7
64bit machine with a recent cygwin installed.

Thanks
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