category: Base requires: ash cygwin libncurses8 libncurses7 libreadline6 libreadline5 terminfo _update-info-dir sdesc: "GNU readline and history libraries" ldesc: "The readline library will read a line from the terminal and return it, allowing the user to edit the line with the standard emacs editing keys. It allows the programmer to give the user an easier-to-use and more intuitive interface."