GNU Readline
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GNU Readline is a software library that provides line-editing, history, and interactive command input capabilities for command-line interfaces and shells.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GNU Readline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8414425 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GNU Readline Context triple: [GNU userland, includesComponent, GNU Readline]
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A.
ncurses
ncurses is a programming library that provides a text-based user interface framework for terminal applications, enabling windowing, colors, and keyboard handling in character-cell environments.
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B.
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
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C.
GNU Screen
GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer that allows users to manage multiple shell sessions within a single terminal window, detach and reattach sessions, and persist processes across logins.
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D.
Bravo text editor
Bravo text editor was an early WYSIWYG word processing program developed at Xerox PARC that pioneered many modern graphical text-editing concepts.
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E.
Almquist shell
The Almquist shell (ash) is a lightweight, Bourne-compatible Unix shell known for its small size and suitability for use in system utilities and embedded environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GNU Readline Target entity description: GNU Readline is a software library that provides line-editing, history, and interactive command input capabilities for command-line interfaces and shells.
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A.
ncurses
ncurses is a programming library that provides a text-based user interface framework for terminal applications, enabling windowing, colors, and keyboard handling in character-cell environments.
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B.
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
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C.
GNU Screen
GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer that allows users to manage multiple shell sessions within a single terminal window, detach and reattach sessions, and persist processes across logins.
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D.
Bravo text editor
Bravo text editor was an early WYSIWYG word processing program developed at Xerox PARC that pioneered many modern graphical text-editing concepts.
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E.
Almquist shell
The Almquist shell (ash) is a lightweight, Bourne-compatible Unix shell known for its small size and suitability for use in system utilities and embedded environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command-line editing library
ⓘ
software library ⓘ |
| author | Brian Fox ⓘ |
| developer |
Free Software Foundation
ⓘ
GNU Project ⓘ |
| genre | command-line interface library ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
history library
ⓘ
readline API ⓘ |
| license |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
GPL ⓘ
linked to:
GNU General Public License
|
| maintainer | Chet Ramey ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
GNU/Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Project ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| provides |
command history
ⓘ
interactive command input ⓘ line editing ⓘ |
| supportsConfiguration | inputrc configuration file ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
Emacs-style key bindings
ⓘ
application-specific hooks ⓘ callback interface ⓘ command-line history search ⓘ custom completion functions ⓘ custom keymaps ⓘ history expansion ⓘ incremental search ⓘ input history manipulation ⓘ key macro definitions ⓘ kill and yank operations ⓘ locale support ⓘ multi-line editing ⓘ non-blocking input mode ⓘ programmable completion ⓘ tab completion ⓘ terminal-independent line editing ⓘ undo ⓘ vi-style key bindings ⓘ |
| supportsStandard | POSIX-like line editing behavior ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bash
ⓘ
GDB ⓘ interactive command-line programs ⓘ many Unix shells ⓘ |
| website |
https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
ⓘ
https://www.gnu.org/software/readline/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: GNU Readline Description of subject: GNU Readline is a software library that provides line-editing, history, and interactive command input capabilities for command-line interfaces and shells.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.