GNU Readline Library

Edition 2.0, for Readline Library Version 2.0.

July 1994

• Command Line Editing
  • Introduction to Line Editing
  • Readline Interaction
    • Readline Bare Essentials
    • Readline Movement Commands
    • Readline Killing Commands
    • Readline Arguments
  • Readline Init File
    • Readline Init Syntax
    • Conditional Init Constructs
  • Bindable Readline Commands
    • Commands For Moving
    • Commands For Manipulating The History
    • Commands For Changing Text
    • Killing And Yanking
    • Specifying Numeric Arguments
    • Letting Readline Type For You
    • Keyboard Macros
    • Some Miscellaneous Commands
  • Readline vi Mode
• Programming with GNU Readline
  • Basic Behavior
  • Custom Functions
    • The Function Type
    • Writing a New Function
  • Readline Convenience Functions
    • Naming a Function
    • Selecting a Keymap
    • Binding Keys
    • Associating Function Names and Bindings
    • Allowing Undoing
    • Redisplay
    • Modifying Text
    • Utility Functions
    • An Example
  • Custom Completers
    • How Completing Works
    • Completion Functions
    • Completion Variables
    • A Short Completion Example
• Concept Index
• Function and Variable Index