---
name: "prompt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmodglue1v5"
version: "1.17-4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/prompt"
---

# prompt(1)

give any program command-line editing facilities

## NAME

prompt - give any program command-line editing facilities

## SYNOPSIS

**prompt**

## DESCRIPTION

**prompt** is a simple wrapper which provides command-line editing for programs  that do not have it.

Not all programs with a command line interface provide an input history or even the ability to use the cursor keys to change the input. The prompt program wraps any program, intercepting stdin, stdout and stderr and providing the user with such editing facilities.

## SEE ALSO

**modglue**(1). [**ptywrap**(1)](/ptywrap/1.md).

See the web page at **http://www.aei.mpg.de/~peekas/modglue/** for more information.

## AUTHORS

Kasper Peeters \<kasper.peeters@aei.mpg.de\>