console.read([length])

Reads from the console using console.stdin. The same result can be obtained using console.stdin:read()

Parameters

[length]

An optional number representing how much characters must be read from the console, defaulting to 1

Return value

Returns the characters in a string

Example

local console = require "console" console.writecolor("cyan", "Do you want to quit (y/n) ? ") if console.read():lower() == "y" then sys.exit() end