suppress_default_error: (Bool) Suppress the above error message in favor of
      one from the check_success function.
    resolve_symlinks: (Bool) Translate symbolic links into the real filepath.
    n_ask_attempts: (Integer) Number of times to query for valid input before
      raising an error and quitting.

  Returns:
    [String] The value of var_name after querying for input.

  Raises:

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