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# 1  
Old 09-23-2008
How to hide password from getting displayed on screen
I am writting script like

echo "ENTER USERNAME: \c "
read uName
echo "ENTER PASSWORD: \c"
read pwd


In this it is shwng password on screen, I want to hide it, how can I do that

# 2  
Old 09-23-2008
Code:
stty -echo; read pwd; stty echo

Last edited by era; 09-23-2008 at 09:25 AM.. Reason: UPPERCASE HURTS
# 3  
Old 09-23-2008
Its not working


echo "ENTER PASSWORD: \c"
stty -echo;
read pwd;
stty echo;
# 4  
Old 09-23-2008
Do you get an error message? Do you find anything about "echo" in the local manual page for stty?
# 5  
Old 09-23-2008
No error message nthng, just it is displaying password on the screen
# 6  
Old 09-23-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by era
Do you find anything about "echo" in the local manual page for stty?
Did you check the manual page?
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