hi - the documentation for readline() should reflect the fact that the prompt= arg is truncated to CONSOLE_PROMPT_SIZE chars, currently defined as 32 in src/main/scan.c. assuming this is the correct behavior, an updated copy of readline.Rd is attached. --please do not edit the information below-- Version: platform = powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu arch = powerpc os = linux-gnu system = powerpc, linux-gnu status = major = 1 minor = 1.1 year = 2000 month = August day = 15 language = R Search Path: .GlobalEnv, file:/home/peter/R/Home.RData, package:local, package:distns, Autoloads, package:base