diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 500e62f..de34321 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ extern crate elefren;
 ```rust,no_run
 extern crate elefren;
 
-use std::io;
 use std::error::Error;
 
 use elefren::prelude::*;
 use elefren::helpers::toml; // requires `features = ["toml"]`
+use elefren::helpers::cli;
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
     let mastodon = if let Ok(data) = toml::from_file("mastodon-data.toml") {
@@ -59,16 +59,7 @@ fn register() -> Result<Mastodon, Box<Error>> {
     let registration = Registration::new("https://mastodon.social")
                                     .client_name("elefren-examples")
                                     .build()?;
-    let url = registration.authorize_url()?;
-
-    println!("Click this link to authorize on Mastodon: {}", url);
-    println!("Paste the returned authorization code: ");
-
-    let mut input = String::new();
-    io::stdin().read_line(&mut input)?;
-
-    let code = input.trim().to_string();
-    let mastodon = registration.complete(&code)?;
+    let mastodon = cli::authenticate(registration)?;
 
     // Save app data for using on the next run.
     toml::to_file(&*mastodon, "mastodon-data.toml")?;
diff --git a/examples/register.rs b/examples/register.rs
index 7b581ee..d6a2275 100644
--- a/examples/register.rs
+++ b/examples/register.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pub use self::elefren::prelude::*;
 
 use std::{error::Error, io};
 
+use self::elefren::helpers::cli;
 #[cfg(feature = "toml")]
 use self::elefren::helpers::toml;
 
@@ -34,12 +35,7 @@ pub fn register() -> Result<Mastodon, Box<Error>> {
         .scopes(Scopes::all())
         .website("https://github.com/pwoolcoc/elefren")
         .build()?;
-    let url = registration.authorize_url()?;
-
-    println!("Click this link to authorize on Mastodon: {}", url);
-    let code = read_line("Paste the returned authorization code: ")?;
-
-    let mastodon = registration.complete(&code)?;
+    let mastodon = cli::authenticate(registration)?;
 
     // Save app data for using on the next run.
     toml::to_file(&*mastodon, "mastodon-data.toml")?;
diff --git a/src/helpers/cli.rs b/src/helpers/cli.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1321d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/cli.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use std::io::{self, BufRead, Write};
+
+use errors::Result;
+use http_send::HttpSend;
+use registration::Registered;
+use Mastodon;
+
+/// Finishes the authentication process for the given `Registered` object,
+/// using the command-line
+pub fn authenticate<H: HttpSend>(registration: Registered<H>) -> Result<Mastodon<H>> {
+    let url = registration.authorize_url()?;
+
+    let stdout = io::stdout();
+    let stdin = io::stdin();
+
+    let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
+    let mut stdin = stdin.lock();
+
+    writeln!(&mut stdout, "Click this link to authorize: {}", url)?;
+    write!(&mut stdout, "Paste the returned authorization code: ")?;
+    stdout.flush()?;
+
+    let mut input = String::new();
+    stdin.read_line(&mut input)?;
+    let code = input.trim();
+    Ok(registration.complete(code)?)
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/mod.rs b/src/helpers/mod.rs
index 82e7d7b..a982938 100644
--- a/src/helpers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/helpers/mod.rs
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ pub mod toml;
 /// features = ["json"]
 /// ```
 pub mod json;
+
+/// Helpers for working with the command line
+pub mod cli;