.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
.MR readcons (3)