GETPASS(3) Library Functions Manual GETPASS(3)
NAME
getpass - read a password
SYNOPSIS
#include <minix/minlib.h>
char *getpass(const 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 32 characters, excluding the null.
SEE ALSO
crypt(3).
BUGS
The return value points to static data whose content is overwritten by each call.
7th Edition May 15, 1985 GETPASS(3)
