Name

       kitten-ask - Ask the user for input

Usage

       kitten ask

Description

       Ask the user for input

Options

       --type, -t [=line]
              Type of input. Defaults to asking for a line of text.

              Choices: line, choices, password, yesno

       --message, -m
              The message to display to the user. If not specified a default message is shown.

       --name, -n
              The  name  for  this  question.  Used  to  store history of previous answers which can be used for
              completions and via the browse history readline bindings.

       --title, --window-title
              The title for the window in which the question  is  displayed.  Only  implemented  for  yesno  and
              choices types.

       --choice, -c
              A  choice  for  the  choices  type.  Can be specified multiple times. Every choice has the syntax:
              ``letter[;color]:text``, where text is the choice text and letter is the selection key. letter  is
              a single letter belonging to text. This letter is highlighted within the choice text. There can be
              an optional color specification after the letter to indicate what color it should be. For example:
              y:Yes and n;red:No

       --default, -d
              A default choice or text. If unspecified, it is y for the type yesno, the first choice for choices
              and empty for others types. The default choice is selected when the user presses the Enter key.

       --prompt, -p [="> "]
              The prompt to use when inputting a line of text or a password.

       --unhide-key [=u]
              The key to be pressed to unhide hidden text

       --hidden-text-placeholder
              The text in the message to be replaced by hidden text. The hidden text is read via STDIN.

       --help, -h
              Show help for this command

0.32.2                                            Jun 25, 2025                                     kitten-ask(1)