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get input in terminal nodejs

const readline = require('readline').createInterface({
  input: process.stdin,
  output: process.stdout
});

readline.question('Who are you?', name => {
  console.log(`Hey there ${name}!`);
  readline.close();
});

node js get input from console

--------------- easiest method I found---------------------------
  
Run npm install prompt-sync in the terminal
const prompt = require('prompt-sync')();

var name = prompt('what is your name?');

console.log(name);

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node command line input

process.stdin.on('data', (data) => {
	console.log(`You typed ${data}`);
})

input from terminal node js

// npm i readline-sync
import readlineSync from 'readline-sync';

const text = readlineSync.question('enter text:');

const password = readlineSync.question('password:', {
  hideEchoBack: true // The typed text on screen is hidden by `*` (default).
});