libedit Alternatives

    libedit is described as 'This is an autotool- and libtoolized port of the NetBSD Editline library (libedit). This Berkeley-style licensed command line editor library provides generic line editing, history, and tokenization functions, similar to those found in GNU Readline' and is an app in the OS & Utilities category. There are three alternatives to libedit for Linux, Mac, Windows and BSD. The best alternative is GNU readline, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like libedit are replxx (Free, Open Source) and Linenoise (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Nov 18, 2020
    1. GNU readline is a software library that provides line-editing and history capabilities for interactive programs with a command-line interface.
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    2. replxx

      • Free • Open Source
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      replxx - A readline and libedit replacement that supports UTF-8, syntax highlighting, hints and Windows and is BSD licensed.
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    4. Linenoise

      • Free • Open Source
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        "A minimal, zero-config, BSD licensed, readline replacement used in Redis, MongoDB, and Android.".
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