How can i write text in c++ console without breaking the lines

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how can i input text in c++ console without breaking the input in one line at a time? If i use cin i can input one string each time plus i cannot edit the input (except if i edit the string but this wont help) Is there any way to input strings (with multiple lines) but not to break the string in one line at a time?

I am running ubuntu 12.04

No there is no way, since input is taken as soon you hit the ENTER key. — πάντα ῥεῖ, Sep 04 '15 at 15:44
I think I know what you're doing but please show us some sample code so I can offer suggestions. — Anon Mail, Sep 04 '15 at 15:44
You probably could start a comandline editor and upon completion pipe the result into your c++ program. I've no idea how to do this exactly though. — MikeMB, Sep 04 '15 at 15:49
You are missing a Linux tag, and I find your question bizarrely formulated. You should edit it to improve it. — Basile Starynkevitch, Sep 04 '15 at 16:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

Who is writing? Is it you, or some program??

^{Your terminology is unusual: generally programmers take the point of view of the computer!}

What you write by typing on your keyboard is an input to some program (which reads it).

If you want an editable input (to the program, so "written" or typed by the human user), consider using GNU readline (on Linux), or perhaps ncurses

If you want to format the program's output (which the user would read with his eyes), you'll generally need to code that formatting explicitly. Perhaps ANSI escape codes might be useful (but using them might make readline or ncurses unhappy).

See also this answer and the references I gave there.

You could accept my answer if it fits. And you certainly should edit your question to improve it. — Basile Starynkevitch, Sep 04 '15 at 16:03

How can i write text in c++ console without breaking the lines

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