readline

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readline - Reads a line
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readline( [string|null$prompt = null] ): string|false

Reads a single line from the user. You must add this line to the history yourself using readline_add_history.

Parameters

prompt

You may specify a string with which to prompt the user.

Return Values

Returns a single string from the user. The line returned has the ending newline removed. If there is no more data to read, then false is returned.

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GNU Readline Functions

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