getpass() -- General Function (libc)

Get password with prompting
char *getpass(prompt)
char *prompt;

getpass()  first  prints the  prompt.  Then it  disables  echoing of  input
characters on the terminal device (either the file /dev/tty or the standard
input), reads a password from it, and restores echoing on the terminal.  It
returns the given password.

Files

/dev/tty

See Also

crypt(),
libc,
login,
passwd,
su

Notes

The  password  is  stored in  a  static  location  that  is overwritten  by
successive calls.   This static buffer is 50  characters long; any password
longer than that can cause problems of one sort or another.

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness