Re^2: Simulating Command Line History in Perl

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Re^3: Simulating Command Line History in Perl by almut (Canon) on Apr 23, 2010 at 21:59 UTC
Works for me. I.e., type "foo" at the prompt, followed by <Enter>. New empty prompt appears. Hit cursor up, and "foo" is back for you to edit. This is what I understood the OP wanted... If that doesn't work, you're likely either on Windows, or don't have Term::ReadLine::Gnu installed.	[reply]
Re^4: Simulating Command Line History in Perl by Anonymous Monk on Apr 23, 2010 at 22:40 UTC
It still doesn't work for me... I have Term::ReadLine::Gnu installed.	[reply]
Re^5: Simulating Command Line History in Perl by bichonfrise74 (Vicar) on Apr 23, 2010 at 22:42 UTC
This sounds crazy but maybe you are on Windows???	[reply]
Re^3: Simulating Command Line History in Perl by rowdog (Curate) on Apr 23, 2010 at 22:07 UTC
Term::ReadLine will pick from a number of different backends depending on what's available. My custom built perl finds Term::ReadLine::Gnu and works just fine. My system perl, which I never touch, found Term::ReadLine::Stub which does not work correctly, because it's just a stub. Add this line to almut's code to see your backend. `print "Using ", $term->ReadLine, "\n";` [download]	[reply] [d/l]