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Diffstat (limited to 'txr.1')
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@@ -82533,16 +82533,12 @@ incrementing the prompt number. The command prints just the current prompt number, followed by a newline, without incrementing the number. -The +In plain mode, the .code :prompt-on command enables the printing of prompts. The full prompt is printed before reading each new expression. An abbreviated prompt is printed before reading -the continuation lines of an incomplete expression. - -These commands are useful in plain mode, in which no prompts are -printed by default. See Plain Mode below. The -.code :prompt-on -command only has an effect in plain mode. +the continuation lines of an incomplete expression. The printing of prompts +is automatically enabled if the input device is an interactive terminal. None of these prompt-related commands are entered into the history. @@ -82558,7 +82554,8 @@ the listener operates in It reads input without providing any editing features: no completion, history recall, selection, or copy and paste. Only the line editing features provided by the operating system are available. -No prompts appear; however, there is still an incrementing counter, +Prompts appear if standard input is an interactive terminal, or +if explicitly enabled. There is still an incrementing counter, and the numbered variables .codn *1 , .codn *2 , |