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.\"	@(#)getpass.3	6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH GETPASS 3  ""
.AT 3
.SH NAME
getpass \- read a password
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B char *getpass(prompt)
.B char *prompt;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getpass
reads a password from the file
.IR /dev/tty ,
or if that cannot be opened, from the standard input,
after prompting with the null-terminated string
.I prompt
and disabling echoing.
A pointer is returned to a null-terminated string
of at most 8 characters.
.SH FILES
/dev/tty
.SH "SEE ALSO"
crypt(3)
.SH BUGS
The return value points to static data
whose content is overwritten by each call.
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b04476bf	1	.\" @(#)getpass.3 6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
0adf1b99	2	.\"
b04476bf	3	.TH GETPASS 3 ""
0adf1b99 KM	4	.AT 3
	5	.SH NAME
	6	getpass \- read a password
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.nf
	9	.B char *getpass(prompt)
	10	.B char *prompt;
	11	.fi
	12	.SH DESCRIPTION
	13	.I Getpass
	14	reads a password from the file
	15	.IR /dev/tty ,
	16	or if that cannot be opened, from the standard input,
	17	after prompting with the null-terminated string
	18	.I prompt
	19	and disabling echoing.
	20	A pointer is returned to a null-terminated string
	21	of at most 8 characters.
	22	.SH FILES
	23	/dev/tty
	24	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	25	crypt(3)
	26	.SH BUGS
	27	The return value points to static data
	28	whose content is overwritten by each call.