kkawakam/rustyline

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1917 stars · 213 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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RustyLine is a Rust library implementing GNU Readline-style line editing, based on Antirez's Linenoise. It provides interactive prompt features such as history, word and filename completion, hints, and multi-line editing for building command-line interfaces.

Use cases

• build an interactive REPL prompt in Rust
• add command history and line editing to a CLI tool
• implement tab completion for a shell-like application
• read user input with readline-style keybindings
• create an interactive console for a Rust application
• add persistent command history to a terminal program

When to choose

• you are writing a Rust CLI or REPL that needs polished interactive line input
• you want a lightweight readline alternative without C dependencies
• you need Unicode support, completion, hints, and history search in a terminal prompt

When to avoid

• you need full GNU Readline compatibility or advanced features like bracketed paste macros
• your application runs in unsupported terminals such as Mintty or PowerShell ISE
• you are not building an interactive terminal input loop

Facets

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developer-tools cli terminal-ui developer-tools cross-platform rust windows bsd cli readline linenoise line-editing history completion interactive-prompt command-line linux macos

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