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@inquirer/input

Interactive command-line text input prompt for Node.js CLI apps.

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Inquirer input text prompt

Examples

get user input in a terminal script$ const { input } = require('@inquirer/input'); const answer = await input({ message: 'Enter your name:' });

prompt for password without showing typed characters$ const { input } = require('@inquirer/input'); const pwd = await input({ message: 'Password:', mask: '*' });

validate user input before accepting it

$ const { input } = require('@inquirer/input'); const email = await input({ message: 'Email:', validate: (val) => val.includes('@') || 'Invalid email' });

ask for optional input with a default value

$ const { input } = require('@inquirer/input'); const name = await input({ message: 'Your name:', default: 'Anonymous' });

build interactive CLI form with multiple text fields

$ const { input } = require('@inquirer/input'); const username = await input({ message: 'Username:' }); const email = await input({ message: 'Email:' });