#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Term::ReadLine; # presuming Term::ReadLine::Gnu is present... my $term = new Term::ReadLine 'ReadLine test'; my $prompt = "type: "; $term->bind_key('61', \&insertxt); while (1) { my $input=$term->readline($prompt); } sub insertxt { $term->insert_text("hello!"); }