Subject: Re: (a)sh command line editting and history patch.
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrer@rz.uni-regensburg.de>
From: Dave Cinege <dcinege@psychosis.com>
List: tech-misc
Date: 04/18/1999 22:24:58
Hubert Feyrer wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, Dave Cinege wrote:
> > This patch goes against NetBSD sh (ash) and provides basic
> > command line editing and history. It is termios based, requires
> > NO additional external libraries, and increases the binary size < 3KB.
> > (Linux compile) It was developed by Adam Rogoyski for the Linux Router
> > Project.
> 
> Um, what's wrong with the vi/emacs compatible command line editing
> you get with "set -V/-E" since NetBSD 1.2(?)?

Several hundred KB of space, as well as not a seemless part of the shell.

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