%general-entities; ]> The readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command-lines as they are typed in. Both Emacs and vi editing modes are available. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &readline-size; Estimated Disk space required: &readline-buildsize; Estimated build time: &readline-time; Install readline by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make SHLIB_LIBS=-lcurses && make install make SHLIB_LIBS=-lcurses: This command makes the proper symbols available for applications that assume readline is compiled with ncurses links. The readline package contains the libreadline libraries and libhistory libraries.