--- sbr/getans.c.orig	2007-04-29 17:34:04.000000000 -0500
+++ sbr/getans.c	2010-12-19 10:33:30.000000000 -0600
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#include <readline/readline.h>
+#include <readline/history.h>
+
 static char ansbuf[BUFSIZ];
 static jmp_buf sigenv;
 
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@
 	    continue;
 	}
 	cpp = brkstring (ansbuf, " ", NULL);
+printf("brkstring said \"%s\"\n", *cpp);
 	switch (smatch (*cpp, ansp)) {
 	    case AMBIGSW: 
 		ambigsw (*cpp, ansp);
@@ -69,6 +73,39 @@
 }
 
 
+char **
+getans_via_readline (char *prompt, struct swit *ansp)
+{
+    SIGNAL_HANDLER istat = NULL;
+    char *ans, **cpp;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        ans = readline (prompt);
+        if (ans[0] == '?' || ans[0] == 0 ) {
+            printf ("Options are:\n");
+            print_sw (ALL, ansp, "");
+            free(ans);
+	    continue;
+        }
+	strcpy (ansbuf,ans); /* not sure why--but it makes brkstring() work */
+        cpp = brkstring (ansbuf, " ", NULL);
+        switch (smatch (*cpp, ansp)) {
+            case AMBIGSW:
+                ambigsw (*cpp, ansp);
+                continue;
+            case UNKWNSW:
+                printf (" -%s unknown. Hit <CR> for help.\n", *cpp);
+                continue;
+            default:
+                SIGNAL (SIGINT, istat);
+                free(ans);
+                return cpp;
+        }
+        free(ans);
+    }
+
+}
+
 static RETSIGTYPE
 intrser (int i)
 {
--- uip/whatnowsbr.c.orig	2008-05-22 05:42:10.000000000 -0500
+++ uip/whatnowsbr.c	2010-12-19 10:34:28.000000000 -0600
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 
     snprintf (prompt, sizeof(prompt), myprompt, invo_name);
     for (;;) {
-	if (!(argp = getans (prompt, aleqs))) {
+	if (!(argp = getans_via_readline (prompt, aleqs))) {
 	    unlink (LINK);
 	    done (1);
 	}