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# readline-sync
Synchronous [Readline.question](http://nodejs.org/api/readline.html#readline_rl_question_query_callback) for interactively running.
## Example
```js
var readlineSync = require('readline-sync');
var answer = readlineSync('What is your favorite food? :');
console.log('Oh, so your favorite food is ' + answer);
```
## Installation
```
npm install -g readline-sync
```
## Usage
```js
answer = readlineSync([prompt[, encoding]])
```
`require('readline-sync')` returns a Function. Displays the `prompt` to the user if it is given, and then returns the user's response after it has been typed.
`encoding` specify encoding method of input (user's response) and output (`prompt`). Defaults to 'utf8'.
## Release History
* 2013-08-29 v0.1.0 Initial release.