Hi Monks,

the folowing code snippet is used in one of my applications
and - of course - it works, but - of course - could be better.
The main problem I have with this, is complete lack of editing
functionality not even mentioning gimmicks like expansion or
reverse-search etc. (all nice thingies I´m used from the bash):

  CMD:
    while($exit eq FALSE) {                  # We´re as long in the lo
+op until no exitflag
      print "> "; $line = <STDIN>;           # read input from stdin
      chop $line; goto CMD if(!$line);       # chop CR and if input wa
+s empty.. REDO
      ($key,@param) = split ' ', $line;      # split key and parameter
+s

      $exit = &cmd_select($key,@param);
    }

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cmd_select is just a huge if ... elsif function.

Now if I happen (and that happens often) to type in something
wrong, I have noch chance of editing it. Instead of Backspace
theres a ^H, instead of "Cursor-Up" theres some ^[OA and so
on.

How - o how my brothers can I get a decent CLI?
Obligatory question: Is there a module? :-)

Ciao

In reply to crafting a decent CLI by PetaMem

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