rlwrap? try using tecla's `enhance`

An alternative to rlwrap is tecla's ''enhance''.  This is good for vi-mode users who would like more of vi's keys functionality -  eg d f x will delete everything up to the next x and you can paste it back, too [rlwrap won't do this].  

links:
  tecla    http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~mcs/tecla/index.html 

  enhance  http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~mcs/tecla/enhance.html