diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 2954ce1..a4862a1 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { Promise } from 'q';
+import { Promise, nfcall } from 'q';
+import { assign } from 'lodash';
+import _read = require('read');
 
 export function fatal(message: any, ...args: any[]) {
 	if (message instanceof Error && /^cancell?ed$/i.test(message.message)) {
@@ -7,4 +9,9 @@ export function fatal(message: any, ...args: any[]) {
 	
 	console.error('Error:', message, ...args);
 	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+export function read(prompt: string, options: _read.Options = {}): Promise<string> {
+	return nfcall<string>(_read, assign({ prompt }, options))
+		.spread(r => r);
 }
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