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In-Depth Series: GNU Readline

  • Number of episodes: 3
  • Open/closed: open
  • Date of earliest show: 2016-07-13
  • Date of latest show: 2018-03-09
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GNU Readline is a software library that provides line-editing and history capabilities for interactive programs with a command-line interface, such as Bash. It is currently maintained by Chet Ramey as part of the GNU Project. This series looks at some of the features of this powerful library.

hpr2505 :: The power of GNU Readline - part 3 hosted by Dave Morriss

Friday, 2018-03-09. 00:27:11. Explicit.
command line, cli, GNU Readline.

More useful key combinations

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hpr2453 :: The power of GNU Readline - part 2 hosted by Dave Morriss

Wednesday, 2017-12-27. 00:19:25. Explicit.
command line, cli, GNU Readline.

Various ways of deleting and undeleting on the command line with GNU Readline

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hpr2073 :: The power of GNU Readline - part 1 hosted by Dave Morriss

Wednesday, 2016-07-13. 00:11:56. Explicit.
command line, cli, GNU Readline.

There's a lot you can do to speed up typing by using GNU Readline. We'll explore how in this series

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