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2.3 KiB
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58 lines
2.3 KiB
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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.
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Configuration is done in the Makefile. Type "make testit" to get
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a small slow shell for testing.
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An earlier version was distributed with Byron's rc. Principal
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changes 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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There is one known bug:
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History-searching redraws the line wrong if the text
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retrieved is shorter then the prompt.
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Enjoy,
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Rich $alz
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<rsalz@osf.org>
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Copyright 1992,1993 Simmule Turner and Rich Salz. All rights reserved.
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This software is not subject to any license of the American Telephone
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and Telegraph Company or of the Regents of the University of California.
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Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on
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any computer system, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject
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to the following restrictions:
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1. The authors are not responsible for the consequences of use of this
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software, no matter how awful, even if they arise from flaws in it.
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2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
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explicit claim or by omission. Since few users ever read sources,
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credits must appear in the documentation.
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3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
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misrepresented as being the original software. Since few users
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ever read sources, credits must appear in the documentation.
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4. This notice may not be removed or altered.
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--
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$PchId: README,v 1.3 1996/02/22 21:18:51 philip Exp $
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