| .TH READCONS 1 | |
| .SH NAME | |
| readcons \- prompt console for input | |
| .SH SYNOPSIS | |
| .B readcons | |
| [ | |
| .B -d | |
| .I default | |
| ] | |
| [ | |
| .B -s | |
| ] | |
| .I prompt | |
| .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| .I Readcons | |
| prompts at the console for input, copying the typed string | |
| to standard output. | |
| If the | |
| .B -s | |
| flag is given, the input is not displayed (secret). | |
| If the user types an empty string (just a newline) and | |
| the | |
| .B -d | |
| option is given, then | |
| .I default | |
| is printed instead of an empty string. | |
| .SH SOURCE | |
| .B \*9/src/cmd/readcons.c | |
| .SH SEE ALSO | |
| .IR readcons (3) |