getpass(3C) — Reliant

getpass(3C)                                                     getpass(3C)

NAME
     getpass - read a password

SYNOPSIS
     #include <unistd.h>

     char *getpass(const char *prompt);

DESCRIPTION
     getpass() opens the process controlling terminal, writes the null-
     terminated string prompt to standard error output, disables echoing,
     reads the string of characters up to the next newline character or
     EOF, restores the terminal state and closes the terminal. A pointer is
     returned to a null-terminated string of at most 8 characters. If an
     error occurs, a null pointer is returned. An interrupt will terminate
     input and send an interrupt signal to the calling program before
     returning.

NOTES
     The return value points to static data whose content is overwritten by
     each call.

FILES
     /dev/tty































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