LifeLines is a

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genealogy software Genealogy software is computer software used to record, organize, and publish genealogical data. Features At a minimum, genealogy software collects the date and place of an individual's birth, marriage, and death, and stores the relationships o ...

tool to assist family history research. LifeLines primary strengths are its powerful scripting language and the ability to easily import and export information in the

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format. It was the first open-source genealogy program for Unix. The Lifelines scripting language is now supported by several other open-source programs. __TOC__

History

Lifelines version 1.0 was written by Tom Wetmore in the fall and winter of 1990/91 for his private use. Lifelines version 2.0 was released 23 September 1992 to the public. Lifelines version 3.0 was released 12 October 1994. Lifelines is maintained by a team of volunteers. In April 2016 the code was moved to GitHub and a new release numbered 3.1.0 was issued. LifeLines uses a text-based

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interface. A couple of experimental

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interfaces were in development, but lacked the stability and core functionality to make them suitable for release.FAQ#23. Will there ever be a GUI for LifeLines?
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* * {{Genealogy software Free genealogy software Free software programmed in C Software using the MIT license