# GNU Readline

> software library that provides line-editing and history capabilities for interactive programs with a command-line interface

**Wikidata**: [Q578173](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q578173)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Readline)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnu-readline


## References

1. Free Software Directory
2. [Readline-6.3 available for FTP. 2014](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2014-02/msg00082.html)
3. [Readline-7.0 Release available](https://lwn.net/Articles/700983/)
4. [Readline-8.0 release available. 2019](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2019-01/msg00064.html)
5. [Source](https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/readlinereadline-8.0-patches/)
6. [Source](https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/readline/readline-7.0-patches/)
7. [Readline-6.2 available for FTP. 2011](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2011-02/msg00013.html)
8. [Readline-8.1 release available. 2020](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2020-12/msg00002.html)
9. [Source](https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/)
10. [Readline-8.2 Release available. 2022](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2022-09/msg00013.html)
11. [readline.git - The GNU Readline library](https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/readline.git/tag/?h=readline-8.3-alpha)
12. [Readline-8.3-release available. 2025](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2025-07/msg00006.html)
13. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
14. [Source](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-readline)