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(Readline Support): Cross ref readline manual.

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@cindex readline @cindex readline
@cindex command line history @cindex command line history
Guile comes with an interface module to the readline library. This Guile comes with an interface module to the readline library
(@pxref{Top,,, readline, GNU Readline Library}). This
makes interactive use much more convenient, because of the command-line makes interactive use much more convenient, because of the command-line
editing features of readline. Using @code{(ice-9 readline)}, you can editing features of readline. Using @code{(ice-9 readline)}, you can
navigate through the current input line with the cursor keys, retrieve navigate through the current input line with the cursor keys, retrieve
@ -59,12 +60,27 @@ will be stored in a history and can be recalled later using the
cursor-up and -down keys. Readline also understands the Emacs keys for cursor-up and -down keys. Readline also understands the Emacs keys for
navigating through the command line and history. navigating through the command line and history.
@cindex @file{.guile_history}
When you quit your Guile session by evaluating @code{(quit)} or pressing When you quit your Guile session by evaluating @code{(quit)} or pressing
Ctrl-D, the history will be saved to the file @file{.guile_history} and Ctrl-D, the history will be saved to the file @file{.guile_history} and
read in when you start Guile for the next time. Thus you can start a read in when you start Guile for the next time. Thus you can start a
new Guile session and still have the (probably long-winded) definition new Guile session and still have the (probably long-winded) definition
expressions available. expressions available.
@cindex @env{GUILE_HISTORY}
@cindex @file{.inputrc}
You can specify a different history file by setting the environment
variable @env{GUILE_HISTORY}. And you can make Guile specific
customizations to your @file{.inputrc} by testing for application
@samp{Guile} (@pxref{Conditional Init Constructs,,, readline, GNU
Readline Library}). For instance to define a key inserting a matched
pair of parentheses,
@example
$if Guile
"\C-o": "()\C-b"
$endif
@end example
@node Readline Options @node Readline Options
@subsection Readline Options @subsection Readline Options