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+class Pry
+  # @api private
+  # @since ?.?.?
+  module ExceptionHandler
+    class << self
+      # Will only show the first line of the backtrace.
+      def handle_exception(output, exception, _pry_instance)
+        if exception.is_a?(UserError) && exception.is_a?(SyntaxError)
+          output.puts "SyntaxError: #{exception.message.sub(/.*syntax error, */m, '')}"
+        else
+          output.puts standard_error_text_for(exception)
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def standard_error_text_for(exception)
+        text = exception_text(exception)
+        return text unless exception.respond_to?(:cause)
+
+        cause = exception.cause
+        while cause
+          text += cause_text(cause)
+          cause = cause.cause
+        end
+
+        text
+      end
+
+      def exception_text(exception)
+        "#{exception.class}: #{exception.message}\n" \
+        "from #{exception.backtrace.first}\n"
+      end
+
+      def cause_text(cause)
+        "Caused by #{cause.class}: #{cause}\n" \
+        "from #{cause.backtrace.first}\n"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end