diff --git a/example/demo.gif b/example/demo.gif
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diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
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+++ b/example/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	t, err := readline.NewTerminal()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer t.Close()
+
+	l := t.NewReadline("> ")
+	log.SetOutput(l.Stderr())
+	for {
+		line, err := l.Readline()
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		switch line {
+		case "help":
+			io.WriteString(l.Stderr(), "sayhello: start to display oneline log per second\nbye: quit\n")
+		case "sayhello":
+			go func() {
+				for _ = range time.Tick(time.Second) {
+					log.Println("hello")
+				}
+			}()
+		case "bye":
+			goto exit
+		default:
+			log.Println("you said:", strconv.Quote(line))
+		}
+	}
+exit:
+}
diff --git a/readline.go b/readline.go
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+++ b/readline.go
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+package readline
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type Readline struct {
+	r       *os.File
+	t       *Terminal
+	buf     *RuneBuffer
+	outchan chan []rune
+}
+
+const (
+	CharLineStart = 0x1
+	CharLineEnd   = 0x5
+	CharPrev      = 0x2
+	CharNext      = 0x6
+	CharEscape    = 0x7f
+	CharEnter     = 0xd
+)
+
+type wrapWriter struct {
+	r      *Readline
+	target io.Writer
+}
+
+func (w *wrapWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	buf := w.r.buf
+	buf.Clean()
+	n, err := w.target.Write(b)
+	w.r.buf.RefreshSet(0, 0)
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func newReadline(r *os.File, t *Terminal, prompt string) *Readline {
+	rl := &Readline{
+		r:       r,
+		t:       t,
+		buf:     NewRuneBuffer(t, prompt),
+		outchan: make(chan []rune),
+	}
+	go rl.ioloop()
+	return rl
+}
+
+func (l *Readline) ioloop() {
+	for {
+		r := l.t.ReadRune()
+		switch r {
+		case MetaNext:
+			l.buf.MoveToNextWord()
+		case MetaPrev:
+			l.buf.MoveToPrevWord()
+		case MetaDelete:
+			l.buf.DeleteWord()
+		case CharLineStart:
+			l.buf.MoveToLineStart()
+		case CharLineEnd:
+			l.buf.MoveToLineEnd()
+		case KeyDelete:
+			l.buf.Delete()
+		case CharEscape:
+			l.buf.BackEscape()
+		case CharEnter:
+			l.buf.WriteRune('\n')
+			data := l.buf.Reset()
+			l.outchan <- data[:len(data)-1]
+		case CharPrev:
+			l.buf.MovePrev()
+		case CharNext:
+			l.buf.MoveNext()
+		case KeyInterrupt:
+			l.buf.WriteString("^C\n")
+			l.outchan <- nil
+			break
+		default:
+			l.buf.WriteRune(r)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (l *Readline) Stderr() io.Writer {
+	return &wrapWriter{target: os.Stderr, r: l}
+}
+
+func (l *Readline) Readline() (string, error) {
+	r, err := l.ReadlineSlice()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(r), nil
+}
+
+func (l *Readline) ReadlineSlice() ([]byte, error) {
+	l.buf.Refresh(0, 0)
+	r := <-l.outchan
+	if r == nil {
+		return nil, io.EOF
+	}
+	return []byte(string(r)), nil
+}
diff --git a/runebuf.go b/runebuf.go
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+++ b/runebuf.go
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+package readline
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+)
+
+type RuneBuffer struct {
+	buf         []rune
+	idx         int
+	prompt      []byte
+	w           io.Writer
+	lastWritten int
+	printPrompt bool
+}
+
+func NewRuneBuffer(w io.Writer, prompt string) *RuneBuffer {
+	rb := &RuneBuffer{
+		prompt:      []byte(prompt),
+		w:           w,
+		printPrompt: true,
+	}
+	return rb
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Runes() []rune {
+	return r.buf
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Pos() int {
+	return r.idx
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Len() int {
+	return len(r.buf)
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) MoveToLineStart() {
+	if r.idx == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	r.Refresh(-1, r.SetIdx(0))
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) MovePrev() {
+	if r.idx == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	r.idx--
+	r.Refresh(0, -1)
+}
+
+func (rb *RuneBuffer) WriteString(s string) {
+	rb.WriteRunes([]rune(s))
+}
+
+func (rb *RuneBuffer) WriteRune(r rune) {
+	rb.WriteRunes([]rune{r})
+}
+
+func (rb *RuneBuffer) WriteRunes(r []rune) {
+	tail := append(r, rb.buf[rb.idx:]...)
+	rb.buf = append(rb.buf[:rb.idx], tail...)
+	rb.idx++
+	rb.Refresh(1, 1)
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) MoveNext() {
+	if r.idx == len(r.buf) {
+		return
+	}
+	r.idx++
+	r.Refresh(0, 1)
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Delete() {
+	if r.idx == len(r.buf) {
+		return
+	}
+	r.buf = append(r.buf[:r.idx], r.buf[r.idx+1:]...)
+	r.Refresh(-1, 0)
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) DeleteWord() {
+	if r.idx == len(r.buf) {
+		return
+	}
+	for i := r.idx + 1; i < len(r.buf); i++ {
+		if r.buf[i] != ' ' && r.buf[i-1] == ' ' {
+			r.buf = append(r.buf[:r.idx], r.buf[i-1:]...)
+			r.Refresh(r.idx-i+1, 0)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	length := len(r.buf)
+	r.buf = r.buf[:r.idx]
+	r.Refresh(length-r.idx, 0)
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) MoveToPrevWord() {
+	if r.idx == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	for i := r.idx - 1; i > 0; i-- {
+		if r.buf[i] != ' ' && r.buf[i-1] == ' ' {
+			r.Refresh(0, r.SetIdx(i))
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	r.Refresh(0, r.SetIdx(0))
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) SetIdx(idx int) (change int) {
+	i := r.idx
+	r.idx = idx
+	return r.idx - i
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) MoveToNextWord() {
+	for i := r.idx + 1; i < len(r.buf); i++ {
+		if r.buf[i] != ' ' && r.buf[i-1] == ' ' {
+			r.Refresh(0, r.SetIdx(i))
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	r.Refresh(0, r.SetIdx(len(r.buf)))
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) BackEscape() {
+	if r.idx == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	r.idx--
+	r.buf = append(r.buf[:r.idx], r.buf[r.idx+1:]...)
+	r.Refresh(-1, -1)
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) MoveToLineEnd() {
+	if r.idx == len(r.buf) {
+		return
+	}
+	r.Refresh(0, r.SetIdx(len(r.buf)))
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Refresh(chlen, chidx int) {
+	s := r.Output(len(r.buf)-chlen, r.idx-chidx)
+	r.w.Write(s)
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) RefreshSet(originLength, originIdx int) {
+	r.w.Write(r.Output(originLength, originIdx))
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Output(originLength, originIdx int) []byte {
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	if r.printPrompt {
+		r.printPrompt = false
+		buf.Write(r.prompt)
+	}
+
+	buf.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{'\b'}, originIdx))
+	buf.Write([]byte(string(r.buf)))
+	if originLength > len(r.buf) {
+		buf.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{' '}, originLength-len(r.buf)))
+		buf.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{'\b'}, originLength-len(r.buf)))
+	}
+	buf.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{'\b'}, len(r.buf)-r.idx))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Clean() {
+	moveToFirst := r.idx
+	moveToFirst += len(r.prompt)
+	r.w.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{'\b'}, moveToFirst))
+	length := len(r.buf) + len(r.prompt)
+
+	r.w.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{' '}, length))
+	r.w.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte{'\b'}, length))
+	r.printPrompt = true
+}
+
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Reset() []rune {
+	ret := r.buf
+	r.buf = r.buf[:0]
+	r.idx = 0
+	r.printPrompt = true
+	r.Refresh(-len(ret), r.SetIdx(0))
+	return ret
+}
diff --git a/terminal.go b/terminal.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/terminal.go
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+package readline
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+)
+
+const (
+	MetaPrev = -iota - 1
+	MetaNext
+	MetaDelete
+)
+
+const (
+	KeyPrevChar  = 0x2
+	KeyInterrupt = 0x3
+	KeyNextChar  = 0x6
+	KeyDelete    = 0x4
+	KeyEnter     = 0xd
+	KeyEsc       = 0x1b
+)
+
+type Terminal struct {
+	state   *terminal.State
+	outchan chan rune
+	closed  int64
+}
+
+func NewTerminal() (*Terminal, error) {
+	state, err := MakeRaw(syscall.Stdin)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t := &Terminal{
+		state:   state,
+		outchan: make(chan rune),
+	}
+
+	go t.ioloop()
+	return t, nil
+}
+
+func (t *Terminal) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	return os.Stdout.Write(b)
+}
+
+func (t *Terminal) Print(s string) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s", s)
+}
+
+func (t *Terminal) PrintRune(r rune) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%c", r)
+}
+
+func (t *Terminal) NewReadline(prompt string) *Readline {
+	return newReadline(os.Stdin, t, prompt)
+}
+
+func (t *Terminal) ReadRune() rune {
+	return <-t.outchan
+}
+
+func (t *Terminal) ioloop() {
+	buf := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	prefix := false
+	for {
+		r, _, err := buf.ReadRune()
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if prefix {
+			prefix = false
+			r = prefixKey(r)
+		}
+
+		if IsPrintable(r) || r < 0 {
+			t.outchan <- r
+			continue
+		}
+		switch r {
+		case KeyInterrupt:
+			t.outchan <- r
+			goto exit
+		case KeyEsc:
+			prefix = true
+		case KeyEnter, KeyPrevChar, KeyNextChar, KeyDelete:
+			fallthrough
+		case CharLineEnd, CharLineStart:
+			t.outchan <- r
+		default:
+			println("np:", r)
+		}
+	}
+exit:
+}
+
+func (t *Terminal) Close() error {
+	if atomic.SwapInt64(&t.closed, 1) != 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return Restore(syscall.Stdin, t.state)
+}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
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index 0000000..cfbc5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package readline
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+)
+
+// IsTerminal returns true if the given file descriptor is a terminal.
+func IsTerminal(fd int) bool {
+	return terminal.IsTerminal(fd)
+}
+
+func MakeRaw(fd int) (*terminal.State, error) {
+	return terminal.MakeRaw(fd)
+}
+
+func Restore(fd int, state *terminal.State) error {
+	return terminal.Restore(fd, state)
+}
+
+func IsPrintable(key rune) bool {
+	isInSurrogateArea := key >= 0xd800 && key <= 0xdbff
+	return key >= 32 && !isInSurrogateArea
+}
+
+func prefixKey(r rune) rune {
+	switch r {
+	case 'b':
+		r = MetaPrev
+	case 'f':
+		r = MetaNext
+	case 'd':
+		r = MetaDelete
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func Debug(o ...interface{}) {
+	f, _ := os.OpenFile("debug.tmp", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+	fmt.Fprintln(f, o...)
+	f.Close()
+}