Linenoise Alternatives

Linenoise is described as '"A minimal, zero-config, BSD licensed, readline replacement used in Redis, MongoDB, and Android."' and is an app. There are three alternatives to Linenoise for Linux, BSD, Mac and Windows. The best Linenoise alternative is GNU readline, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Linenoise are libedit and replxx.

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Linenoise

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

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GNU readline
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Linux
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GNU readline is a software library that provides line-editing and history capabilities for interactive programs with a command-line interface. It allows users to move the text cursor, search the command history, control a kill ring (a more flexible version of a copy/paste...
- - GNU readline is the most popular Linux alternative to Linenoise.
- - GNU readline is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Linenoise.
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1. Command line interfaceGNU readline either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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libedit
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Linux
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3 libedit alternatives
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.
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1. Command line interfacelibedit either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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replxx
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BSD
3 replxx alternatives
A readline and libedit replacement that supports UTF-8, syntax highlighting, hints and Unixes and Windows, and is BSD licensed.
- - replxx is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Linenoise.
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replxx Features
1. Syntax Highlightingreplxx supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.

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GNU readline

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libedit

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replxx

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