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README -*-text-*-
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======
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This is a line-editing library. It can be linked into almost any
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program to provide command-line editing and recall.
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It is call-compatible with the FSF readline library, but it is a
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fraction of the size (and offers fewer features). It does not use
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standard I/O. It is distributed under a "C News-like" copyright, see
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the file LICENSE for details.
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Configuration is made by supplying different options to the GNU
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configure script. In the examples directory, type "make testit" to
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get a small slow shell for testing.
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Changes
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-------
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An earlier version was distributed with Byron's rc. Principal changes
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over that version include:
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* Faster.
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* Is eight-bit clean (thanks to brendan@cs.widener.edu)
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* Written in K&R C, but ANSI compliant (gcc all warnings)
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* Propagates EOF properly; rc trip test now passes
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* Doesn't need or use or provide memmove.
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* More robust
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* Calling sequence changed to be compatible with readline.
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* Test program, new manpage, better configuration
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* More system-independant; includes Unix and OS-9 support.
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This contains some changes since the posting to comp.sources.misc:
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* Bugfix for completion on absolute pathnames.
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* Better handling of M-n versus showing raw 8bit chars.
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* Better signal handling.
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* Now supports termios/termio/sgttyb ioctl's.
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* Add M-m command to toggle how 8bit data is displayed.
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Bugs
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----
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There is one known bug. History-searching redraws the line wrong if
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the text retrieved is shorter then the prompt.
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Enjoy,
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Rich $alz
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<rsalz@osf.org>
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