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What is the gnome-terminal ANSI escape sequence for "CTRL + arrow/s"?

I am trying to configure my bash ~/.inputrc to these settings
(Note: <, > mean the left and right arrow keys)

  • Ctrl + < - should jump back a word
  • Ctrl + < - should jump forward a word

Currently I have this in my ~/.inputrc and it doesnt work. Ctrl + arrow produces nothing.

"\eC-5C":forward-word "\eC-5D":backward-word 

I'm sure my escape sequence is wrong.
What are the correct escape sequences for the Ctrl + arrow combinations?

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