1 .TH READCONS 1
2 .SH NAME
3 readcons \- prompt console for input
4 .SH SYNOPSIS
5 .B readcons 
6 [
7 .B -d
8 .I default
9 ]
10 [
11 .B -s
12 ]
13 .I prompt
14 .SH DESCRIPTION
15 .I Readcons
16 prompts at the console for input, copying the typed string
17 to standard output.
18 If the
19 .B -s
20 flag is given, the input is not displayed (secret).
21 If the user types an empty string (just a newline) and
22 the
23 .B -d
24 option is given, then
25 .I default
26 is printed instead of an empty string.
27 .SH SOURCE
28 .B \*9/src/cmd/readcons.c
29 .SH SEE ALSO
30 .MR readcons (3)