diff --git a/lib/libedit/chared.c b/lib/libedit/chared.c
index 9e06ed1f6e82..559e714d9fdc 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/chared.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/chared.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: chared.c,v 1.17 2002/11/15 14:32:32 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: chared.c,v 1.18 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)chared.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: chared.c,v 1.17 2002/11/15 14:32:32 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: chared.c,v 1.18 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint && not SCCSID */
 
@@ -654,51 +654,64 @@ el_deletestr(EditLine *el, int n)
  *	Get a string
  */
 protected int
-c_gets(EditLine *el, char *buf)
+c_gets(EditLine *el, char *buf, const char *prompt)
 {
 	char ch;
-	int len = 0;
+	int len;
+	char *cp = el->el_line.buffer;
+
+	if (prompt) {
+		len = strlen(prompt);
+		memcpy(cp, prompt, len + 0u);
+		cp += len;
+	}
+	len = 0;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		el->el_line.cursor = cp;
+		*cp = ' ';
+		el->el_line.lastchar = cp + 1;
+		re_refresh(el);
+
+		if (el_getc(el, &ch) != 1) {
+			ed_end_of_file(el, 0);
+			len = -1;
+			break;
+		}
 
-	for (ch = 0; ch == 0;) {
-		if (el_getc(el, &ch) != 1)
-			return (ed_end_of_file(el, 0));
 		switch (ch) {
+
 		case 0010:	/* Delete and backspace */
 		case 0177:
-			if (len > 1) {
-				*el->el_line.cursor-- = '\0';
-				el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.cursor;
-				buf[len--] = '\0';
-			} else {
-				el->el_line.buffer[0] = '\0';
-				el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.buffer;
-				el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.buffer;
-				return (CC_REFRESH);
+			if (len <= 0) {
+				len = -1;
+				break;
 			}
-			re_refresh(el);
-			ch = 0;
-			break;
+			cp--;
+			continue;
 
 		case 0033:	/* ESC */
 		case '\r':	/* Newline */
 		case '\n':
+			buf[len] = ch;
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			if (len >= EL_BUFSIZ)
+			if (len >= EL_BUFSIZ - 16)
 				term_beep(el);
 			else {
 				buf[len++] = ch;
-				*el->el_line.cursor++ = ch;
-				el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.cursor;
+				*cp++ = ch;
 			}
-			re_refresh(el);
-			ch = 0;
-			break;
+			continue;
 		}
+		break;
 	}
-	buf[len] = ch;
-	return (len);
+
+	el->el_line.buffer[0] = '\0';
+	el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.buffer;
+	el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.buffer;
+	return len;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/libedit/chared.h b/lib/libedit/chared.h
index 89bb857da075..d2e6f742413d 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/chared.h
+++ b/lib/libedit/chared.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: chared.h,v 1.10 2002/11/15 14:32:33 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: chared.h,v 1.11 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ protected char	*c__prev_word(char *, char *, int, int (*)(int));
 protected void	 c_insert(EditLine *, int);
 protected void	 c_delbefore(EditLine *, int);
 protected void	 c_delafter(EditLine *, int);
-protected int	 c_gets(EditLine *, char *);
+protected int	 c_gets(EditLine *, char *, const char *);
 protected int	 c_hpos(EditLine *);
 
 protected int	 ch_init(EditLine *);
diff --git a/lib/libedit/common.c b/lib/libedit/common.c
index 2d38e6d39380..19581e83ded5 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/common.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/common.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: common.c,v 1.13 2002/11/15 14:32:33 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: common.c,v 1.14 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)common.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: common.c,v 1.13 2002/11/15 14:32:33 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: common.c,v 1.14 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint && not SCCSID */
 
@@ -905,25 +905,13 @@ ed_command(EditLine *el, int c)
 	char tmpbuf[EL_BUFSIZ];
 	int tmplen;
 
-	el->el_line.buffer[0] = '\0';
-	el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.buffer;
-	el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.buffer;
+	tmplen = c_gets(el, tmpbuf, "\n: ");
+	term__putc('\n');
 
-	c_insert(el, 3);	/* prompt + ": " */
-	*el->el_line.cursor++ = '\n';
-	*el->el_line.cursor++ = ':';
-	*el->el_line.cursor++ = ' ';
-	re_refresh(el);
+	if (tmplen < 0 || (tmpbuf[tmplen] = 0, parse_line(el, tmpbuf)) == -1)
+		term_beep(el);
 
-	tmplen = c_gets(el, tmpbuf);
-	tmpbuf[tmplen] = '\0';
-
-	el->el_line.buffer[0] = '\0';
-	el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.buffer;
-	el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.buffer;
-
-	if (parse_line(el, tmpbuf) == -1)
-		return (CC_ERROR);
-	else
-		return (CC_REFRESH);
+	el->el_map.current = el->el_map.key;
+	re_clear_display(el);
+	return CC_REFRESH;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libedit/read.c b/lib/libedit/read.c
index f45c2b0484ad..8dcdf12bef32 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/read.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/read.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: read.c,v 1.23 2002/11/15 14:32:34 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: read.c,v 1.24 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)read.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: read.c,v 1.23 2002/11/15 14:32:34 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: read.c,v 1.24 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint && not SCCSID */
 
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ el_gets(EditLine *el, int *nread)
 					break;
 				cp = &el->el_line.buffer[idx];
 			}
+			if (*cp == 4)	/* ought to be stty eof */
+				break;
 			cp++;
 			if (cp[-1] == '\r' || cp[-1] == '\n')
 				break;
diff --git a/lib/libedit/search.c b/lib/libedit/search.c
index 66829f582ae6..480496878755 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/search.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/search.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: search.c,v 1.13 2002/11/15 14:32:34 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: search.c,v 1.14 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)search.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: search.c,v 1.13 2002/11/15 14:32:34 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: search.c,v 1.14 2002/11/20 16:50:08 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint && not SCCSID */
 
@@ -449,29 +449,23 @@ cv_search(EditLine *el, int dir)
 	char tmpbuf[EL_BUFSIZ];
 	int tmplen;
 
-	tmplen = 0;
-#ifdef ANCHOR
-	tmpbuf[tmplen++] = '.';
-	tmpbuf[tmplen++] = '*';
-#endif
-
-	el->el_line.buffer[0] = '\0';
-	el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.buffer;
-	el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.buffer;
-	el->el_search.patdir = dir;
-
-	c_insert(el, 2);	/* prompt + '\n' */
-	*el->el_line.cursor++ = '\n';
-	*el->el_line.cursor++ = dir == ED_SEARCH_PREV_HISTORY ? '/' : '?';
-	re_refresh(el);
-
 #ifdef ANCHOR
+	tmpbuf[0] = '.';
+	tmpbuf[1] = '*';
 #define	LEN	2
 #else
 #define	LEN	0
 #endif
+	tmplen = LEN;
 
-	tmplen = c_gets(el, &tmpbuf[LEN]) + LEN;
+	el->el_search.patdir = dir;
+
+	tmplen = c_gets(el, &tmpbuf[LEN],
+		dir == ED_SEARCH_PREV_HISTORY ? "\n/" : "\n?" );
+	if (tmplen == -1)
+		return CC_REFRESH;
+
+	tmplen += LEN;
 	ch = tmpbuf[tmplen];
 	tmpbuf[tmplen] = '\0';
 
@@ -480,9 +474,6 @@ cv_search(EditLine *el, int dir)
 		 * Use the old pattern, but wild-card it.
 		 */
 		if (el->el_search.patlen == 0) {
-			el->el_line.buffer[0] = '\0';
-			el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.buffer;
-			el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.buffer;
 			re_refresh(el);
 			return (CC_ERROR);
 		}
@@ -513,19 +504,15 @@ cv_search(EditLine *el, int dir)
 	el->el_state.lastcmd = (el_action_t) dir;	/* avoid c_setpat */
 	el->el_line.cursor = el->el_line.lastchar = el->el_line.buffer;
 	if ((dir == ED_SEARCH_PREV_HISTORY ? ed_search_prev_history(el, 0) :
-		ed_search_next_history(el, 0)) == CC_ERROR) {
+	    ed_search_next_history(el, 0)) == CC_ERROR) {
 		re_refresh(el);
 		return (CC_ERROR);
-	} else {
-		if (ch == 0033) {
-			re_refresh(el);
-			*el->el_line.lastchar++ = '\n';
-			*el->el_line.lastchar = '\0';
-			re_goto_bottom(el);
-			return (CC_NEWLINE);
-		} else
-			return (CC_REFRESH);
 	}
+	if (ch == 0033) {
+		re_refresh(el);
+		return ed_newline(el, 0);
+	}
+	return (CC_REFRESH);
 }