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diff --git a/doc/socat.1 b/doc/socat.1
index 7137fd0..d2b3cad 100644
--- a/doc/socat.1
+++ b/doc/socat.1
@@ -990,19 +990,9 @@ UNIX\-LISTEN,
PIPE,
EXEC, SYSTEM, SHELL
.IP "\fB\f(CWREADLINE\fP\fP"
-Uses GNU readline and history on stdio to allow editing and reusing input
-lines (example)\&. This requires the GNU readline and
-history libraries\&. Note that stdio should be a (pseudo) terminal device,
-otherwise readline does not seem to work\&.
-.br
-Option groups: FD,READLINE,TERMIOS
-.br
-Useful options:
-history,
-noecho
-.br
-See also:
-STDIO
+lines (example)\&.
+.br
+You can use STDIO instead\&.
.IP "\fB\f(CWSCTP\-CONNECT:<host>:<port>\fP\fP"
Establishes an SCTP stream connection to the specified <host> [IP
address] and <port> [TCP service]
@@ -2555,6 +2545,8 @@ Only on Linux; requires root; use option \f(CW\-\-experimental\fP\&.
.PP
\fI\fBREADLINE option group\fP\fP
.PP
+Due to licensing restrictions the readline feature is disabled in Debian (see BUGS)\&.
+.br
These options apply to the readline address type\&.
.IP "\fB\f(CWhistory=<filename>\fP\fP"
Reads and writes history from/to <filename> (example)\&.
@@ -4122,22 +4114,6 @@ close the relay with ^D or abort it with ^C\&.
.IP
\.LP
\.nf
-\fBsocat \-d \-d \\
-\.RS
-\fBREADLINE,history=$HOME/.http_history \\
-TCP4:www.domain.org:www,crnl\fP
-\.RE
-\.fi
-.IP
-this is similar to the previous example, but you can edit the current line in a
-bash like manner (READLINE) and use the
-history file \&.http_history; \fBsocat\fP prints messages about
-progress (\-d \-d)\&. The port is specified by service name
-(www), and correct network line termination characters
-(crnl) instead of NL are used\&.
-.IP
-\.LP
-\.nf
\fBsocat \\
\.RS
\fBTCP4-LISTEN:www \\
@@ -4234,7 +4210,6 @@ modem\&. rawer sets the console\(cq\&s and
ttyS0\(cq\&s terminal parameters to practicable values, crnl
converts to correct newline characters\&. escape allows
terminating the socat process with character control\-O\&.
-Consider using READLINE instead of the first address\&.
.IP
\.LP
\.nf
@@ -4312,22 +4287,6 @@ process\&.
\.nf
\fBsocat \\
\.RS
-\fBREADLINE,noecho='[Pp]assword:' \\
-EXEC:'ftp ftp.server.com',pty,setsid,ctty\fP
-\.RE
-\.fi
-.IP
-wraps a command line history (READLINE) around the EXEC\(cq\&uted ftp client utility\&.
-This allows editing and reuse of FTP commands for relatively comfortable
-browsing through the ftp directory hierarchy\&. The password is echoed!
-pty is required to have ftp issue a prompt\&.
-Nevertheless, there may occur some confusion with the password and FTP
-prompts\&.
-.IP
-\.LP
-\.nf
-\fBsocat \\
-\.RS
\fBPTY,link=$HOME/dev/vmodem0,rawer,wait-slave \\
EXEC:'"ssh modemserver.us.org socat \- /dev/ttyS0,nonblock,rawer"'\fP
\.RE
@@ -5010,7 +4969,8 @@ Verbose modes (\-x and/or \-v) display line termination characters inconsistentl
when address options cr or crnl are used: They show the data \fIafter\fP
conversion in either direction\&.
.PP
-The data transfer blocksize setting (\-b) is ignored with address readline\&.
+The licenses of OpenSSL and GNU Readline are incompatible\&. Therefore readline
+support is disabled in Debian\&.
.PP
Send bug reports to <socat@dest\-unreach\&.org>
.PP
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