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<h4 class="subsection">2.4.6 Customizing <code>readline</code></h4>
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<p>Octave uses the GNU Readline library for command-line editing and
history features. Readline is very flexible and can be modified through
a configuration file of commands (See the GNU Readline library for the
exact command syntax). The default configuration file is normally
<samp>~/.inputrc</samp>.
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<p>Octave provides two commands for initializing Readline and thereby changing
the command line behavior.
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<dt><a name="index-readline_005fread_005finit_005ffile"></a><em></em> <strong>readline_read_init_file</strong> <em>(<var>file</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p>Read the readline library initialization file <var>file</var>.
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<p>If <var>file</var> is omitted, read the default initialization file
(normally <samp>~/.inputrc</samp>).
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<p>See <a href="http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/readline.html#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a> in <cite>GNU Readline Library</cite>,
for details.
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<p><strong>See also:</strong> <a href="#XREFreadline_005fre_005fread_005finit_005ffile">readline_re_read_init_file</a>.
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<dt><a name="index-readline_005fre_005fread_005finit_005ffile"></a><em></em> <strong>readline_re_read_init_file</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dd><p>Re-read the last readline library initialization file that was read.
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<p>See <a href="http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/readline.html#Readline-Init-File">Readline Init File</a> in <cite>GNU Readline Library</cite>,
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<p><strong>See also:</strong> <a href="#XREFreadline_005fread_005finit_005ffile">readline_read_init_file</a>.
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