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@settitle GNU Readline Library
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@set EDITION 2.2
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@set VERSION 2.2
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@set UPDATED 2 April 1998
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@set UPDATE-MONTH April 1998
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@dircategory Libraries
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* Readline: (readline). The GNU readline library API
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This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
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Copyright (C) 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
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by the Foundation.
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@end ifinfo
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@titlepage
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@title GNU Readline Library
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@subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}, for @code{Readline Library} Version @value{VERSION}.
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@subtitle @value{UPDATE-MONTH}
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@author Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
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@author Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
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@page
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This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
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Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
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675 Massachusetts Avenue, @*
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Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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Copyright @copyright{} 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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@node Top
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@top GNU Readline Library
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This document describes the GNU Readline Library, a utility which aids
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@menu
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* Command Line Editing:: GNU Readline User's Manual.
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* Programming with GNU Readline:: GNU Readline Programmer's Manual.
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* Concept Index:: Index of concepts described in this manual.
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* Function and Variable Index:: Index of externally visible functions
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@node Concept Index
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@unnumbered Concept Index
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@node Function and Variable Index
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