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Install with-readline with Homebrew

Allow GNU Readline to be used with arbitrary programs. Version 0.1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install with-readline

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Allow GNU Readline to be used with arbitrary programs

Commands and aliases

  • with-readline

history

Project history and usage

with-readline is a small Unix utility by Richard Kettlewell that wraps arbitrary terminal programs with GNU Readline editing. Its homepage describes the original use case plainly: improve programs that do not themselves link Readline, such as adding line editing and history to an sftp session.

Project history

The project dates back to at least 2005 according to its copyright notice, with later source releases and a GitHub mirror created in 2013. It is intentionally narrow software: a compatibility wrapper for terminal programs rather than a shell, terminal emulator, or application framework.

How it is used

The package is useful in the old Unix tradition of wrapping one program with another to add interactive behavior. Its niche is strongest for simple command-line clients that read from a pseudo-terminal but lack editing conveniences; the project documentation notes testing on Linux and Mac OS X and possible portability to other Unix platforms.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
with-readlineexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.1.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:with-readline
Version0.1.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/sw/withreadline.html
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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