hpux man page for getpass

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)