From: Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@...>
Date: 2008-03-15T17:00:08+09:00
Subject: Re: standard library documentation

Pe�a wrote:
> From: Tom Cloyd [mailto:tomcloyd@comcast.net] 
> # I'm playing with various ways of using readline, like
>
> i see you want readline's readline http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html#TOCDocumentation
>
>
> botp@botp-desktop:~$ cat /usr/local/src/ruby/ext/readline/README
> Extension for GNU Readline Library
>
> Example:
>
>   require "readline"
>   include Readline
>
>   line = readline("Prompt> ", true)
>
> [Readline]
>
> <module function>
>
> readline(prompt, add_history=nil)
>
>   Reads one line with line editing.  The inputted line is added to the
>   history if add_history is true.
>
> <class methods>
>
> completion_proc = proc
>
>   Specifies a Proc object to determine completion behavior.  It
>   should take input-string, and return an array of completion
>   candidates.
>
> completion_proc
>
>   Returns the completion Proc object.
>
> completion_case_fold = bool
>
>   Sets whether or not to ignore case on completion.
>
> completion_case_fold
>
>   Returns true if completion ignores case.
>
> completion_append_character = char
>
>   Specifies a character to be appended on completion.
>   Nothing will be appended if an empty string ("") or nil is
>   specified.
>
> completion_append_character
>
>   Returns a string containing a character to be appended on
>   completion.  The default is a space (" ").
>
> vi_editing_mode
>
>   Specifies VI editing mode.
>
> emacs_editing_mode
>
>   Specifies Emacs editing mode.
>
>
> HISTORY
>
> The history buffer.  It behaves just like an array.
>
> ~$
>
> irb makes a lot of use of readline, so you may want to take that as a big example ;)
>
> kind regards -botp
>
>
>   
Pena,

Helpful. Thanks. I can see that part of the problem is that isn't just 
one "readline". There appears to be a whole herd of 'em. Hop on the 
wrong one and you end up in a very strange place. Whoever designed this 
corner of the universe might consider laying off the beer for a while. 
Please.

t.

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