---
name: "IO.stdin"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/IO.stdin"
---

# IO.stdin(3kaya)

Standard input stream

## NAME

IO::stdin - Standard input stream

## SYNOPSIS

**File stdin(** **)**

## DESCRIPTION

Returns a file handle pointing to the standard input stream. If none of the optional **Curses(3kaya)** modules for terminal control are available, basic user input can be obtained using **IO.get (3kaya)**

-

   input = get(stdin);

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**IO.stdout (3kaya)**

**IO.stderr (3kaya)**

**IO.get (3kaya)**