1 .\" $NetBSD: editline.3,v 1.72 2010/01/03 18:27:10 christos Exp $
3 .\" Copyright (c) 1997-2003 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
4 .\" All rights reserved.
6 .\" This file was contributed to The NetBSD Foundation by Luke Mewburn.
8 .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
9 .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
11 .\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
12 .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
13 .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
14 .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
15 .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
17 .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
18 .\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
19 .\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
20 .\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
21 .\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
22 .\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
23 .\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
24 .\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
25 .\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
26 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
27 .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
73 .Nd line editor, history and tokenization functions
79 .Fn el_init "const char *prog" "FILE *fin" "FILE *fout" "FILE *ferr"
81 .Fn el_end "EditLine *e"
83 .Fn el_reset "EditLine *e"
85 .Fn el_gets "EditLine *e" "int *count"
87 .Fn el_wgets "EditLine *e" "int *count"
89 .Fn el_getc "EditLine *e" "char *ch"
91 .Fn el_wgetc "EditLine *e" "wchar_t *ch"
93 .Fn el_push "EditLine *e" "const char *str"
95 .Fn el_wpush "EditLine *e" "const wchar_t *str"
97 .Fn el_parse "EditLine *e" "int argc" "const char *argv[]"
99 .Fn el_wparse "EditLine *e" "int argc" "const wchar_t *argv[]"
101 .Fn el_set "EditLine *e" "int op" "..."
103 .Fn el_wset "EditLine *e" "int op" "..."
105 .Fn el_get "EditLine *e" "int op" "..."
107 .Fn el_wget "EditLine *e" "int op" "..."
109 .Fn el_source "EditLine *e" "const char *file"
111 .Fn el_resize "EditLine *e"
113 .Fn el_line "EditLine *e"
115 .Fn el_insertstr "EditLine *e" "const char *str"
117 .Fn el_winsertstr "EditLine *e" "const wchar_t *str"
119 .Fn el_deletestr "EditLine *e" "int count"
121 .Fn el_wdeletestr "EditLine *e" "int count"
127 .Fn history_end "History *h"
129 .Fn history_wend "HistoryW *h"
131 .Fn history "History *h" "HistEvent *ev" "int op" "..."
133 .Fn history_w "HistoryW *h" "HistEventW *ev" "int op" "..."
135 .Fn tok_init "const char *IFS"
137 .Fn tok_winit "const wchar_t *IFS"
139 .Fn tok_end "Tokenizer *t"
141 .Fn tok_wend "TokenizerW *t"
143 .Fn tok_reset "Tokenizer *t"
145 .Fn tok_wreset "TokenizerW *t"
147 .Fn tok_line "Tokenizer *t" "const LineInfo *li" "int *argc" "const char **argv[]" "int *cursorc" "int *cursoro"
149 .Fn tok_wline "TokenizerW *t" "const LineInfoW *li" "int *argc" "const wchar_t **argv[]" "int *cursorc" "int *cursoro"
151 .Fn tok_str "Tokenizer *t" "const char *str" "int *argc" "const char **argv[]"
153 .Fn tok_wstr "TokenizerW *t" "const wchar_t *str" "int *argc" "const wchar_t **argv[]"
157 library provides generic line editing, history and tokenization functions,
158 similar to those found in
161 These functions are available in the
163 library (which needs the
166 Programs should be linked with
168 .Sh LINE EDITING FUNCTIONS
169 The line editing functions use a common data structure,
176 The wide character functions behave the same way as their narrow
179 The following functions are available:
182 Initialise the line editor, and return a data structure
183 to be used by all other line editing functions.
185 is the name of the invoking program, used when reading the
187 file to determine which settings to use.
192 are the input, output, and error streams (respectively) to use.
193 In this documentation, references to
195 are actually to this input/output stream combination.
197 Clean up and finish with
199 assumed to have been created with
202 Reset the tty and the parser.
203 This should be called after an error which may have upset the tty's
206 Read a line from the tty.
208 is modified to contain the number of characters read.
209 Returns the line read if successful, or
211 if no characters were read or if an error occurred.
212 If an error occurred,
216 contains the error code that caused it.
217 The return value may not remain valid across calls to
219 and must be copied if the data is to be retained.
221 Read a character from the tty.
223 is modified to contain the character read.
224 Returns the number of characters read if successful, \-1 otherwise.
228 back onto the input stream.
229 This is used by the macro expansion mechanism.
230 Refer to the description of
235 for more information.
245 If the command is prefixed with
249 will only execute the command if
256 \-1 if the command is unknown,
257 0 if there was no error or
260 1 if the command returned an error.
263 for more information.
269 determines which parameter to set, and each operation has its
272 The following values for
274 are supported, along with the required argument list:
276 .It Dv EL_PROMPT , Fa "char *(*f)(EditLine *)"
277 Define prompt printing function as
279 which is to return a string that contains the prompt.
280 .It Dv EL_PROMPT_ESC , Fa "char *(*f)(EditLine *)" , Fa "char c"
285 argument indicates the start/stop literal prompt character.
287 If a start/stop literal character is found in the prompt, the
289 is not printed, but characters after it are printed directly to the
290 terminal without affecting the state of the current line.
291 A subsequent second start/stop literal character ends this behavior.
292 This is typically used to embed literal escape sequences that change the
293 color/style of the terminal in the prompt.
297 Re-display the current line on the next terminal line.
298 .It Dv EL_RPROMPT , Fa "char *(*f)(EditLine *)"
299 Define right side prompt printing function as
301 which is to return a string that contains the prompt.
302 .It Dv EL_RPROMPT_ESC , Fa "char *(*f)(EditLine *)" , Fa "char c"
303 Define the right prompt printing function but with a literal escape character.
304 .It Dv EL_TERMINAL , Fa "const char *type"
305 Define terminal type of the tty to be
313 .It Dv EL_EDITOR , Fa "const char *mode"
320 .It Dv EL_SIGNAL , Fa "int flag"
325 will install its own signal handler for the following signals when
326 reading command input:
336 Otherwise, the current signal handlers will be used.
337 .It Dv EL_BIND , Fa "const char *" , Fa "..." , Dv NULL
343 for more information.
344 .It Dv EL_ECHOTC , Fa "const char *" , Fa "..." , Dv NULL
350 for more information.
351 .It Dv EL_SETTC , Fa "const char *" , Fa "..." , Dv NULL
357 for more information.
358 .It Dv EL_SETTY , Fa "const char *" , Fa "..." , Dv NULL
364 for more information.
365 .It Dv EL_TELLTC , Fa "const char *" , Fa "..." , Dv NULL
371 for more information.
372 .It Dv EL_ADDFN , Fa "const char *name" , Fa "const char *help" , \
373 Fa "unsigned char (*func)(EditLine *e, int ch)"
374 Add a user defined function,
378 which is invoked when a key which is bound to
386 is the key which caused the invocation.
390 .Bl -tag -width "CC_REDISPLAY"
392 Add a normal character.
394 End of line was entered.
398 Expecting further command input as arguments, do nothing visually.
401 .It Dv CC_REFRESH_BEEP
402 Refresh display, and beep.
404 Cursor moved, so update and perform
407 Redisplay entire input line.
408 This is useful if a key binding outputs extra information.
413 Fatal error, reset tty to known state.
415 .It Dv EL_HIST , Fa "History *(*func)(History *, int op, ...)" , \
417 Defines which history function to use, which is usually
420 should be the value returned by
422 .It Dv EL_EDITMODE , Fa "int flag"
426 editing is enabled (the default).
427 Note that this is only an indication, and does not
428 affect the operation of
430 At this time, it is the caller's responsibility to
434 to determine if editing should be enabled or not.
435 .It Dv EL_GETCFN , Fa "int (*f)(EditLine *, char *c)"
436 Define the character reading function as
438 which is to return the number of characters read and store them in
440 This function is called internally by
444 The builtin function can be set or restored with the special function
446 .Dq Dv EL_BUILTIN_GETCFN .
447 .It Dv EL_CLIENTDATA , Fa "void *data"
450 to be associated with this EditLine structure.
451 It can be retrieved with the corresponding
454 .It Dv EL_SETFP , Fa "int fd" , Fa "FILE *fp"
479 determines which parameter to retrieve into
481 Returns 0 if successful, \-1 otherwise.
483 The following values for
485 are supported, along with actual type of
488 .It Dv EL_PROMPT , Fa "char *(*f)(EditLine *)" , Fa "char *c"
489 Return a pointer to the function that displays the prompt in
495 return the start/stop literal prompt character in it.
496 .It Dv EL_RPROMPT , Fa "char *(*f)(EditLine *)" , Fa "char *c"
497 Return a pointer to the function that displays the prompt in
503 return the start/stop literal prompt character in it.
504 .It Dv EL_EDITOR , Fa "const char *"
505 Return the name of the editor, which will be one of
509 .It Dv EL_GETTC , Fa "const char *name" , Fa "void *value"
517 to the current value of that capability.
518 .It Dv EL_SIGNAL , Fa "int *"
521 has installed private signal handlers (see
524 .It Dv EL_EDITMODE , Fa "int *"
525 Return non-zero if editing is enabled.
526 .It Dv EL_GETCFN , Fa "int (**f)(EditLine *, char *)"
527 Return a pointer to the function that read characters, which is equal to
528 .Dq Dv EL_BUILTIN_GETCFN
529 in the case of the default builtin function.
530 .It Dv EL_CLIENTDATA , Fa "void **data"
533 previously registered with the corresponding
536 .It Dv EL_UNBUFFERED , Fa "int"
537 Sets or clears unbuffered mode.
540 will return immediately after processing a single character.
541 .It Dv EL_PREP_TERM , Fa "int"
542 Sets or clears terminal editing mode.
543 .It Dv EL_GETFP , Fa "int fd", Fa "FILE **fp"
566 by reading the contents of
569 is called for each line in
581 for details on the format of
584 Must be called if the terminal size changes.
589 then this is done automatically.
590 Otherwise, it's the responsibility of the application to call
592 on the appropriate occasions.
594 Return the editing information for the current line in a
596 structure, which is defined as follows:
598 typedef struct lineinfo {
599 const char *buffer; /* address of buffer */
600 const char *cursor; /* address of cursor */
601 const char *lastchar; /* address of last character */
606 is not NUL terminated.
607 This function may be called after
611 structure pertaining to line returned by that function,
612 and from within user defined functions added with
617 into the line at the cursor.
620 is empty or won't fit, and 0 otherwise.
624 characters before the cursor.
626 .Sh HISTORY LIST FUNCTIONS
627 The history functions use a common data structure,
634 The following functions are available:
637 Initialise the history list, and return a data structure
638 to be used by all other history list functions.
640 Clean up and finish with
642 assumed to have been created with
647 on the history list, with optional arguments as needed by the
650 is changed accordingly to operation.
651 The following values for
653 are supported, along with the required argument list:
655 .It Dv H_SETSIZE , Fa "int size"
656 Set size of history to
660 Get number of events currently in history.
662 Cleans up and finishes with
664 assumed to be created with
668 .It Dv H_FUNC , Fa "void *ptr" , Fa "history_gfun_t first" , \
669 Fa "history_gfun_t next" , Fa "history_gfun_t last" , \
670 Fa "history_gfun_t prev" , Fa "history_gfun_t curr" , \
671 Fa "history_sfun_t set" , Fa "history_vfun_t clear" , \
672 Fa "history_efun_t enter" , Fa "history_efun_t add"
673 Define functions to perform various history operations.
675 is the argument given to a function when it's invoked.
677 Return the first element in the history.
679 Return the last element in the history.
681 Return the previous element in the history.
683 Return the next element in the history.
685 Return the current element in the history.
687 Set the cursor to point to the requested element.
688 .It Dv H_ADD , Fa "const char *str"
691 to the current element of the history, or perform the
693 operation with argument
695 if there is no current element.
696 .It Dv H_APPEND , Fa "const char *str"
699 to the last new element of the history.
700 .It Dv H_ENTER , Fa "const char *str"
703 as a new element to the history, and, if necessary,
704 removing the oldest entry to keep the list to the created size.
707 was has been called with a non-zero arguments, the element
708 will not be entered into the history if its contents match
709 the ones of the current history element.
710 If the element is entered
712 returns 1, if it is ignored as a duplicate returns 0.
715 returns \-1 if an error occurred.
716 .It Dv H_PREV_STR , Fa "const char *str"
717 Return the closest previous event that starts with
719 .It Dv H_NEXT_STR , Fa "const char *str"
720 Return the closest next event that starts with
722 .It Dv H_PREV_EVENT , Fa "int e"
723 Return the previous event numbered
725 .It Dv H_NEXT_EVENT , Fa "int e"
726 Return the next event numbered
728 .It Dv H_LOAD , Fa "const char *file"
729 Load the history list stored in
731 .It Dv H_SAVE , Fa "const char *file"
732 Save the history list to
734 .It Dv H_SETUNIQUE , Fa "int unique"
735 Set flag that adjacent identical event strings should not be entered
738 Retrieve the current setting if adjacent identical elements should
739 be entered into the history.
740 .It Dv H_DEL , Fa "int e"
741 Delete the event numbered
743 This function is only provided for
746 The caller is responsible for free'ing the string in the returned
751 returns \*[Gt]= 0 if the operation
754 Otherwise, \-1 is returned and
756 is updated to contain more details about the error.
758 .Sh TOKENIZATION FUNCTIONS
759 The tokenization functions use a common data structure,
766 The following functions are available:
769 Initialise the tokenizer, and return a data structure
770 to be used by all other tokenizer functions.
772 contains the Input Field Separators, which defaults to
780 Clean up and finish with
782 assumed to have been created with
785 Reset the tokenizer state.
786 Use after a line has been successfully tokenized
791 and before a new line is to be tokenized.
795 If successful, modify:
797 to contain the words,
799 to contain the number of words,
803 to contain the index of the word containing the cursor,
808 to contain the offset within
814 \-1 for an internal error,
815 1 for an unmatched single quote,
816 2 for an unmatched double quote,
818 3 for a backslash quoted
820 A positive exit code indicates that another line should be read
821 and tokenization attempted again.
827 is a NUL terminated string to tokenize.
831 .\"XXX: provide some examples
841 library first appeared in
846 .Dv CC_REFRESH_BEEP ,
848 and the readline emulation appeared in
856 library was written by Christos Zoulas.
857 Luke Mewburn wrote this manual and implemented
859 .Dv CC_REFRESH_BEEP ,
863 Jaromir Dolecek implemented the readline emulation.
864 Johny Mattsson implemented wide character support.
866 At this time, it is the responsibility of the caller to
867 check the result of the
877 should be used for further input.
880 is purely an indication of the result of the most recent