The following code is modified from the Perl Cookbook and is just a demonstration of what I intend, not the actual code being implemented...

use Term::ReadLine;
$term = Term::ReadLine->new("APP DESCRIPTION");
$OUT = $term->OUT || *STDOUT;

$term->addhistory($fake_line);
$line = $term->readline(PROMPT);

print $line

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I am trying to make improvements to a program created in early 2000's. The built-in terminal interface works similar to the recipe above, yet the interface prevents the user from revising input once the terminal text wraps. 

PROMPTThis is a test. This is being written from a terminal. As I writ
+e, I get closer to the edge. The prompt continues on the line below w
+ithout me hitting the return key. When I press up with an arrow key, 
+I get these characters ^[[A^[[A

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Could someone please advise me on how to do either of the two: 1) allow the word wrap and modify all revised text similar to emacs, or 2) get rid of the word wrap and in turn allow revision of the paragraph before submitting it as input.

If you are aware of a different tool that provides these features, please let me know as I'm unaware of all available Perl modules and have been learning so much this past month.

In reply to Revising Input Method by PinePerl

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