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      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)