getpass() -- get password

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

#include <pwd.h>

char *getpass(const char* prompt);

The getpass() function opens the process' controlling terminal, writes the specified prompt, disables echoing, reads a string of characters up to the next newline character or EOF, restores the terminal state and closes the terminal.

PARAMETERS

prompt: Points to the prompt string to be displayed.

RETURN VALUES

On success, getpass() returns a pointer to a null-terminated string of at most _PASSWORD_LEN bytes that was read from the terminal device. On error, it restores the terminal state and returns a null pointer.

CONFORMANCE

UNIX 98.

MULTITHREAD SAFETY LEVEL

Unsafe.

PORTING ISSUES

Use of this function is deprecated. It may be withdrawn in a future release.

AVAILABILITY

PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers 64-Bit Edition
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition

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getpass()
get password

Function