getpass(3C) getpass(3C)
NAME
getpass() - read a password
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
reads up to a newline or EOF from the file after prompting on the standard error output with the null-terminated string prompt and dis-
abling echoing. A pointer is returned to a null-terminated string of at most 8 characters. If cannot be opened, a NULL pointer is
returned. An interrupt terminates input and sends an interrupt signal to the calling program before returning.
WARNINGS
The return value points to static data whose content is overwritten by each call.
Obsolescent Interfaces
is to be obsoleted at a future date.
FILES
SEE ALSO
crypt(3C), thread_safety(5).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
TO BE OBSOLETED getpass(3C)
