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+The files in this directory provide simple line-editing and history
+support for the standalone javascript engine, through the 'editline'
+library.
+
+The editline files used here have been modified to work with the js
+build system and to quiet some compiler warnings, and also to remove
+filename-completion support.
+
+Mike McCabe, mccabe@netscape.com
+
+
+The original README file distributed with the editline library follows.
+
+
+
+This is a line-editing library. It can be linked into almost any
+program to provide command-line editing and recall.
+
+It is call-compatible with the FSF readline library, but it is a
+fraction of the size (and offers fewer features). It does not use
+standard I/O. It is distributed under a "C News-like" copyright.
+
+Configuration is done in the Makefile. Type "make testit" to get
+a small slow shell for testing.
+
+An earlier version was distributed with Byron's rc. Principal
+changes over that version include:
+ Faster.
+ Is eight-bit clean (thanks to brendan@cs.widener.edu)
+ Written in K&R C, but ANSI compliant (gcc all warnings)
+ Propagates EOF properly; rc trip test now passes
+ Doesn't need or use or provide memmove.
+ More robust
+ Calling sequence changed to be compatible with readline.
+ Test program, new manpage, better configuration
+ More system-independent; includes Unix and OS-9 support.
+
+This contains some changes since the posting to comp.sources.misc:
+ Bugfix for completion on absolute pathnames.
+ Better handling of M-n versus showing raw 8bit chars.
+ Better signal handling.
+ Now supports termios/termio/sgttyb ioctl's.
+ Add M-m command to toggle how 8bit data is displayed.
+
+There is one known bug:
+ History-searching redraws the line wrong if the text
+ retrieved is shorter then the prompt.
+
+Enjoy,
+ Rich $alz
+ <rsalz@osf.org>
+
+ Copyright 1992,1993 Simmule Turner and Rich Salz. All rights reserved.
+
+ This software is not subject to any license of the American Telephone
+ and Telegraph Company or of the Regents of the University of California.
+
+ Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on
+ any computer system, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject
+ to the following restrictions:
+ 1. The authors are not responsible for the consequences of use of this
+ software, no matter how awful, even if they arise from flaws in it.
+ 2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
+ explicit claim or by omission. Since few users ever read sources,
+ credits must appear in the documentation.
+ 3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ misrepresented as being the original software. Since few users
+ ever read sources, credits must appear in the documentation.
+ 4. This notice may not be removed or altered.