https://github.com/sourlemonjuice/shell-readline

Use GNU readline to get user input. Like the "read" command, but needs to do more
https://github.com/sourlemonjuice/shell-readline

readline shell utility

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Use GNU readline to get user input. Like the "read" command, but needs to do more

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sourlemonjuice/shell-readline
• Owner: SourLemonJuice
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-08-21T09:53:41.000Z (3 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-04T20:29:23.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-16T07:39:48.216Z (22 days ago)
• Topics: readline, shell, utility
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 7.81 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Shell-readline

Use GNU readline to get user input than output them to `stdout`.\

Try to replace the bash `read`, because that's too basic and also has problems when inputting wide characters.

## Build

Goto `source/` directory and run `make`, `clang` will help everyone equally

## Usage

Run `./shell-readline help` to get help

```text

Note: This program doesn't have any flags(for now)

Usage: simple-readline

The final user input will be printed to stdout, the readline interface will displayed on stderr.

In bash, use "simple-readline | cat -" to provide stdin to another command.

Also can use "input=$(simple-readline)" to write input to a variable.

Bash's Command Substitution and Pipe only use stdout stream, remember this when writing script.

If any arguments are entered, this help message will be displayed.

```

## See also

- [An answer of StackOverflow: How to store standard error in a variable](https://stackoverflow.com/a/963857/25416550)

- [source/test.sh](source/test.sh) in this repository

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## License

Published under MIT license