// read input from the console: package main import ( "fmt" "bufio" "os" ) var inputReader *bufio.Reader var input string var err error func main() { inputReader = bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin) // reader for input fmt.Println("Please enter some input: ") input, err = inputReader.ReadString('\n') if err == nil { fmt.Printf("The input was: %s\n", input) } }