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1.9.1 Interface to GNU Readline

GNU Readline is a library implementing advanced command line editing features for programs providing a REPL interface. When given the --with-readline configuration option, the configure script will search for GNU Readline or a compatible library and, if found, the interface will be enabled. iklib readline for the API documentation.

The home page of GNU Readline is at:

http://www.gnu.org/software/readline/

a compatible alternative is Editline:

http://www.s11n.net/editline/

and another possible replacement is Libedit:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libedit/