diff --git a/lib/libedit/chared.c b/lib/libedit/chared.c
index def311de08e9..9fc60b3bec53 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/chared.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/chared.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: chared.c,v 1.60 2022/01/11 18:30:15 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: chared.c,v 1.61 2022/02/08 15:05:10 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)chared.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: chared.c,v 1.60 2022/01/11 18:30:15 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: chared.c,v 1.61 2022/02/08 15:05:10 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint && not SCCSID */
 
@@ -624,6 +624,40 @@ el_deletestr(EditLine *el, int n)
 		el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.buffer;
 }
 
+/* el_deletestr1():
+ *	Delete characters between starn and end
+ */
+int
+el_deletestr1(EditLine *el, int start, int end)
+{
+	size_t line_lenght, len;
+	wchar_t * p1, * p2;
+
+	if (end <= start)
+		return 0;
+
+	line_lenght = (size_t) (el->el_line.lastchar - el->el_line.buffer);
+
+	if (start >= (int) line_lenght || end >= (int) line_lenght)
+		return 0;
+
+	len = (size_t) (end - start);
+	if (len > line_lenght - (size_t) end)
+		len = line_lenght - (size_t) end;
+
+	p1 = el->el_line.buffer + start;
+	p2 = el->el_line.buffer + end;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++){
+		*p1++ = *p2++;
+		el->el_line.lastchar--;
+	}
+
+	if (el->el_line.cursor < el->el_line.buffer)
+		el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.buffer;
+
+	return end - start;
+}
+
 /* el_wreplacestr():
  *	Replace the contents of the line with the provided string
  */
diff --git a/lib/libedit/histedit.h b/lib/libedit/histedit.h
index 04cb95de681f..890a0de810c5 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/histedit.h
+++ b/lib/libedit/histedit.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: histedit.h,v 1.59 2022/01/11 18:30:15 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: histedit.h,v 1.60 2022/02/08 15:05:10 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const LineInfo	*el_line(EditLine *);
 int		 el_insertstr(EditLine *, const char *);
 void		 el_deletestr(EditLine *, int);
 int		 el_replacestr(EditLine *el, const char *str);
-
+int		 el_deletestr1(EditLine *el, int start, int end);
 
 /*
  * ==== History ====
diff --git a/lib/libedit/readline.c b/lib/libedit/readline.c
index 79a8e5da34d8..89a62fb736f7 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/readline.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/readline.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: readline.c,v 1.171 2022/01/31 14:44:49 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: readline.c,v 1.172 2022/02/08 15:05:10 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #if !defined(lint) && !defined(SCCSID)
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: readline.c,v 1.171 2022/01/31 14:44:49 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: readline.c,v 1.172 2022/02/08 15:05:10 christos Exp $");
 #endif /* not lint && not SCCSID */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -2339,6 +2339,16 @@ rl_replace_line(const char * text, int clear_undo __attribute__((__unused__)))
 	el_replacestr(e, text);
 }
 
+int
+rl_delete_text(int start, int end)
+{
+
+	if (h == NULL || e == NULL)
+		rl_initialize();
+
+	return el_deletestr1(e, start, end);
+}
+
 void
 rl_get_screen_size(int *rows, int *cols)
 {
@@ -2510,6 +2520,14 @@ rl_bind_key_in_map(int key __attribute__((__unused__)),
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+rl_set_key(const char *keyseq  __attribute__((__unused__)),
+	rl_command_func_t *function __attribute__((__unused__)),
+	Keymap k __attribute__((__unused__)))
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* unsupported, but needed by python */
 void
 rl_cleanup_after_signal(void)
diff --git a/lib/libedit/readline/readline.h b/lib/libedit/readline/readline.h
index 56e17f21ff5a..4cd96bdd0751 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/readline/readline.h
+++ b/lib/libedit/readline/readline.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: readline.h,v 1.51 2022/01/31 14:44:49 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: readline.h,v 1.52 2022/02/08 15:05:10 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ int		 rl_crlf(void);
 int		 rl_ding(void);
 char 		*rl_copy_text(int, int);
 void		 rl_replace_line(const char *, int);
+int		 rl_delete_text(int, int);
 void 		 rl_message(const char *format, ...)
     __attribute__((__format__(__printf__, 1, 2)));
 void		 rl_save_prompt(void);
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ void		 rl_set_keymap(Keymap);
 Keymap		 rl_make_bare_keymap(void);
 int		 rl_generic_bind(int, const char *, const char *, Keymap);
 int		 rl_bind_key_in_map(int, rl_command_func_t *, Keymap);
+int		 rl_set_key(const char *, rl_command_func_t *, Keymap);
 void		 rl_cleanup_after_signal(void);
 void		 rl_free_line_state(void);
 int		 rl_set_keyboard_input_timeout(int);