System.out refers to the standard output stream. By default, this is the console. System.in refers to standard input, which is the keyboard by default. System.err refers to the standard error stream, which also is the console by default. System.in is an object of type InputStream; System.out and System.err are objects of type PrintStream.
The following methods are defined by Reader.
abstract void close()
Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.
void mark(int readAheadLimit)
Marks the present position in the stream.
boolean markSupported()
Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation.
int read()
Reads a single character.
int read(char[] cbuf)
Reads characters into an array.
abstract int read(char[] cbuf, int off, int len)
Reads characters into a portion of an array.
int read(CharBuffer target)
Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.
boolean ready()
Tells whether this stream is ready to be read.
void reset()
Resets the stream.
long skip(long n)
Skips characters.
Revised from Open JDK source code