https://github.com/chzyer/readline

Readline is a pure go(golang) implementation for GNU-Readline kind library
https://github.com/chzyer/readline

go golang readline readline-library

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Readline is a pure go(golang) implementation for GNU-Readline kind library

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/chzyer/readline
• Owner: chzyer
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-09-20T15:11:30.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-25T02:40:10.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-06T20:19:05.211Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: go, golang, readline, readline-library
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 3.42 MB
• Stars: 2,130
• Watchers: 40
• Forks: 285
• Open Issues: 109
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
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The most popular multi-platform readline library for Go, featuring powerful line editing capabilities.

## Features

- Multi-platform support

- Line editing with common shortcut keys

- History support with customizable persistence

- Completion support

- Custom prompt support

## Guide

* [Demo](example/readline-demo/readline-demo.go)

* [Keyboard Shortcuts](doc/shortcut.md)

* [API Documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/chzyer/readline)

## Star History

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## Contributors