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### 22.2 Command Editing

gdb reads its input commands via the Readline interface. This gnu library provides consistent behavior for programs which provide a command line interface to the user. Advantages are gnu Emacs-style or vi-style inline editing of commands, `csh`-like history substitution, and a storage and recall of command history across debugging sessions.

You may control the behavior of command line editing in gdb with the command `set`.

`set editing`
`set editing on`
  Enable command line editing (enabled by default).
`set editing off`
  Disable command line editing.

`show editing`
  Show whether command line editing is enabled.

See Command Line Editing, for more details about the Readline interface. Users unfamiliar with gnu Emacs or `vi` are encouraged to read that chapter.