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11 This manual describes the GNU Readline Library
12 (version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}), a library which aids in the
13 consistency of user interface across discrete programs which provide
14 a command line interface.
16 Copyright @copyright{} 1988--2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
19 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
20 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
21 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
22 Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
23 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
24 ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
29 @dircategory Libraries
31 * Readline: (readline). The GNU readline library API.
35 @title GNU Readline Library
36 @subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}, for @code{Readline Library} Version @value{VERSION}.
37 @subtitle @value{UPDATED-MONTH}
38 @author Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
39 @author Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
42 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
51 @top GNU Readline Library
53 This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
54 in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs which
55 provide a command line interface.
56 The Readline home page is @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/readline/}.
59 * Command Line Editing:: GNU Readline User's Manual.
60 * Programming with GNU Readline:: GNU Readline Programmer's Manual.
61 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License for copying this manual.
62 * Concept Index:: Index of concepts described in this manual.
63 * Function and Variable Index:: Index of externally visible functions
71 @node GNU Free Documentation License
72 @appendix GNU Free Documentation License
77 @unnumbered Concept Index
80 @node Function and Variable Index
81 @unnumbered Function and Variable Index