raw

Yields self within raw mode.

STDIN.raw(&:gets)

will read and return a line without echo back and line editing.

The parameter min specifies the minimum number of bytes that should be received when a read operation is performed. (default: 1)

The parameter time specifies the timeout in seconds with a precision of 1/10 of a second. (default: 0)

Refer to the manual page of termios for further details.

You must require ‘io/console’ to use this method.