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4 @settitle GNU Readline Library
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12 @dircategory Libraries
14 * Readline: (readline). The GNU readline library API
17 This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
18 in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need
19 to provide a command line interface.
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46 @title GNU Readline Library
47 @subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}, for @code{Readline Library} Version @value{VERSION}.
48 @subtitle @value{UPDATE-MONTH}
49 @author Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
50 @author Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
53 This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
54 in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need
55 to provide a command line interface.
57 Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
58 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, @*
61 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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66 manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
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72 except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
73 by the Free Software Foundation.
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76 Copyright @copyright{} 1988-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
81 @top GNU Readline Library
83 This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
84 in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need
85 to provide a command line interface.
88 * Command Line Editing:: GNU Readline User's Manual.
89 * Programming with GNU Readline:: GNU Readline Programmer's Manual.
90 * Concept Index:: Index of concepts described in this manual.
91 * Function and Variable Index:: Index of externally visible functions
96 @include rluser.texinfo
97 @include rltech.texinfo
100 @unnumbered Concept Index
103 @node Function and Variable Index
104 @unnumbered Function and Variable Index