The accept command reads a line of input and stores it in a given substitution variable.
ACC[EPT]
variable [NUM[BER] | CHAR | DATE | BINARY_FLOAT | BINARY_DOUBLE]
[FOR[MAT] format]
[DEF[AULT] default]
[PROMPT text | NOPR[OMPT]]
[HIDE]
where:
ACCEPT pwd CHAR PROMPT 'Type your Password: ' HIDE
ACCEPT salary NUMBER FORMAT '999.99' DEFAULT '000.0' PROMPT 'Enter weekly salary: '
PROMPT You have enter: &salary