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1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
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2 @comment %**start of header (This is for running Texinfo on a region.)
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3 @setfilename readline.info
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4 @settitle GNU Readline Library
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10 last change: Thu Mar 21 16:06:39 EST 1996
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13 @set EDITION 2.1
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14 @set VERSION 2.1
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15 @set UPDATED 21 March 1996
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16 @set UPDATE-MONTH March 1996
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18 @ifinfo
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19 This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
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20 in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need
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21 to provide a command line interface.
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23 Copyright (C) 1988, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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25 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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26 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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27 pare preserved on all copies.
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29 @ignore
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30 Permission is granted to process this file through TeX and print the
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31 results, provided the printed document carries copying permission
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32 notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph
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33 (this paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
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34 @end ignore
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36 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
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37 manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
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38 resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission
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39 notice identical to this one.
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41 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
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42 into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
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43 except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
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44 by the Foundation.
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45 @end ifinfo
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47 @titlepage
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48 @title GNU Readline Library
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49 @subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}, for @code{Readline Library} Version @value{VERSION}.
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50 @subtitle @value{UPDATE-MONTH}
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51 @author Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
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52 @author Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
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54 @page
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55 This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
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56 in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need
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57 to provide a command line interface.
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58
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59 Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
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60 675 Massachusetts Avenue, @*
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61 Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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63 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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64 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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65 are preserved on all copies.
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67 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
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68 manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
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69 resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission
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70 notice identical to this one.
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72 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
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73 into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
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74 except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
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75 by the Foundation.
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77 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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78 Copyright @copyright{} 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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79 @end titlepage
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81 @ifinfo
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82 @node Top
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83 @top GNU Readline Library
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84
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85 This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
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86 in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need
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87 to provide a command line interface.
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88
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89 @menu
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90 * Command Line Editing:: GNU Readline User's Manual.
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91 * Programming with GNU Readline:: GNU Readline Programmer's Manual.
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92 * Concept Index:: Index of concepts described in this manual.
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93 * Function and Variable Index:: Index of externally visible functions
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94 and variables.
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95 @end menu
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96 @end ifinfo
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98 @include rluser.texinfo
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99 @include rltech.texinfo
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100
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101 @node Concept Index
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102 @unnumbered Concept Index
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103 @printindex cp
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105 @node Function and Variable Index
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106 @unnumbered Function and Variable Index
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107 @printindex fn
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109 @contents
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110 @bye