From: simonpj@microsoft.com <unknown>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:23:08 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Extend the GHCi FAQ slightly
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Extend the GHCi FAQ slightly
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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
index d929548..64da676 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
@@ -2908,6 +2908,13 @@ Prelude> :set -fno-glasgow-exts
             because this is normally what you want in an interpreter:
             output appears as it is generated.
           </para>
+          <para> 
+            If you want line-buffered behaviour, as in GHC, you can 
+            start your program thus:
+            <programlisting>
+               main = do { hSetBuffering stdout LineBuffering; ... }
+            </programlisting>
+          </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>