You can first set the bash mode to vi. This will enable some vim like features to bash. So, add this to .bashrc :

set -o vi

Once, you have done that then its time to get more out of the vi mode. First, check some things and set some interesting stuff.

#Display all the bindings :
bind -P

#Copy the current bindings and use it in inputrc:
bind -p |grep -v self-insert>~/.inputrc

In the inputrc, so generated, all the functions and macros not bound are commented with “#” and you can set them to your choice as in other examples.

And here is a link that can get you started.

http://www.catonmat.net/blog/bash-vi-editing-mode-cheat-sheet/

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