diff --git a/src/console.asm b/src/console.asm
index 26fb55d..ad0cab1 100644
--- a/src/console.asm
+++ b/src/console.asm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ section .rodata
 section .bss
 	printfBuff	resb	printfBuffLen
 	printfArgs	resq	5 ;5=>rsi,rdx,rcx,r8,r9
+	readsCBuff	resb	1
 section .text
 	global	__INTERNAL_fmt
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ section .text
 	global	puts
 	global	printf
 	global	eprintf
+	global	reads
 
 ;----- print(*str[]) -----;
 ; Prints given string to the console to stdout
@@ -493,3 +495,51 @@ __INTERNAL_fmt:
 	pop	r12
 	leave
 	ret
+
+;----- reads(*inputBuffer[], len) -----;
+; Reads from console (stdin), stores input to inputBuffer[]
+; ~~Return value: Amount of written characters (+EOS) to inputBuffer[] (so RAX-1 => amount of read characters)~~
+; Return value: Amount of read characters
+; Used registers:
+;	rax*	(ret)
+;	rdi*	(arg) Pointer to inputBuffer[]
+;	rsi*	(arg) Size of inputBuffer[] (or less to read less characters)
+;	rdx*	arg for syscall
+;	r12	Stores inputBuffer[]
+;	r13	Stores len
+;	r14	Counts amount of read characters
+reads:
+	push	r12
+	push	r13
+	push	r14
+
+	lea	r12, [rdi]
+	mov	r13, rsi
+	dec	r13 ;account for EOS
+	xor	r14, r14
+
+	.readLoop:
+		mov	rax, NR_read
+		mov	rdi, FD_stdin
+		lea	rsi, [rel readsCBuff]
+		mov	rdx, 1
+		syscall
+
+		mov	al, [readsCBuff]
+		cmp	al, NL
+		je	.finish
+		cmp	r14, r13
+		jae	.readLoop ;Keep reading from stdin until \n is found as to flush stdin (too bad sys_lseek is not allowed on stdin, returns ESPIPE;illegal seek)
+		mov	byte [r12], al
+		inc	r12
+		inc	r14
+		jmp	.readLoop
+
+	.finish:
+	mov	byte [r12], EOS
+	mov	rax, r14
+
+	pop	r14
+	pop	r13
+	pop	r12
+	ret
diff --git a/src/tests.asm b/src/tests.asm
index 5a0dd4b..e1c8ebd 100644
--- a/src/tests.asm
+++ b/src/tests.asm
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ extern	print
 extern	puts
 extern	printf
 extern	eprintf
+extern	reads
 ;string.asm
 extern	strlen
 extern	strcpy
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ section .rodata
 	TEST_puts		equ	1
 	TEST_printf		equ	1
 	TEST_eprintf		equ	1
+	TEST_reads		equ	1
 	;string.asm_
 	TEST_strlen		equ	1
 	TEST_strcpy		equ	1
@@ -273,6 +275,12 @@ section .rodata
 	addTestHeader(_eprintf, "eprintf")
 	addTest(eprintf1, "eprintf(''This is not an error :-)\n'')")
 	eprintfStr1	db	"This is not an error :-)\n",EOS
+	;reads()
+	addTestHeader(_reads, "reads")
+	addTest(reads1, "reads(inputBuffer_4, 4) //input 3 or more characters to get OK result; abcdefg")
+	addTest(reads2, "reads(inputBuffer_32, 32) //input 31 or more characters to get OK result; abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567890")
+	msg
+	msgReadBuffs	db	"\t### input buffers: (confirm OK):\n\tinputBuffer_4 (len=%d): %s\n\tinputBuffer_32 (len=%d): %s\n",EOS
 	; STRINGS FOR USE IN STRING FUNCTIOns
 	str1		db	"Hello, World!",EOS;13
 	str2		db	"Hello, world!",EOS;13
@@ -415,6 +423,8 @@ section .rodata
 	fgetmodStr	db	"\t- File permissions of file '%s': %04o\n",EOS
 
 section .bss
+	inputBuffer_4	resb	4
+	inputBuffer_32	resb	32
 	strBuff1	resb	64
 	strBuff2	resb	64
 	fp1		resq	1
@@ -919,6 +929,39 @@ _start:
 	assert_eq(25)
 %endif
 
+;--- reads()
+%if TEST_reads
+	printTestHeader(_reads)
+
+	; TEST 1: reads(inputBuffer_4, 4)
+	printTest(reads1)
+	lea	rdi, [rel inputBuffer_4]
+	mov	rsi, 4
+	call	reads
+	assert_eq(3)
+
+	; TEST 2: reads(inputBuffer_32, 32)
+	printTest(reads2)
+	lea	rdi, [rel inputBuffer_32]
+	mov	rsi, 32
+	call	reads
+	assert_eq(31)
+
+	lea	rdi, [rel inputBuffer_4]
+	call	strlen
+	mov	r10, rax
+	lea	rsi, [rel inputBuffer_32]
+	call	strlen
+	mov	r11, rax
+
+	lea	rdi, [rel msgReadBuffs]
+	mov	rsi, r10
+	lea	rdx, [rel inputBuffer_4]
+	mov	rcx, r11
+	lea	r8, [rel inputBuffer_32]
+	call	printf
+%endif
+
 ;;;
 ;;; STRINGS FOR STRING FUNCTIONS
 ;;;