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authorKaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>2015-09-16 22:42:11 -0700
committerKaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>2015-09-16 22:42:11 -0700
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Describe listener limitations.
* txr.1: New section about line length limit and other restrictions.
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+.SS* Limitations
+
+The interactive listener can only accept up to 1023 characters of input
+in a single command line. The command line must contain exactly one complete
+\*(TL expression, or a comment. Multiple expressions will not be evaluated.
+Expressions cannot be continued across multiple lines of entry.
+
.SS* Ways to Quit
Pressing Ctrl-D in a completely empty command line terminates the listener.