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Command: getpass | Section: 3 | Source: UNIX v7 | File: getpass.3
GETPASS(3) Library Functions Manual GETPASS(3)
NAME
getpass - read a password
SYNOPSIS
char *getpass(prompt)
char *prompt;
DESCRIPTION
Getpass reads a password from the file /dev/tty, or if that cannot be
opened, from the standard input, after prompting with the null-termi-
nated string prompt and disabling echoing. A pointer is returned to a
null-terminated string of at most 8 characters.
FILES
/dev/tty
SEE ALSO
crypt(3)
BUGS
The return value points to static data whose content is overwritten by
each call.
GETPASS(3)