GETPASS(3) Linux Programmer's Manual GETPASS(3)
NAME
getpass - get a password
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
char *getpass( const char *prompt);
DESCRIPTION
This function is obsolete. Do not use it.
The getpass() function opens /dev/tty (the controlling terminal of the process), outputs the string prompt, turns off echoing, reads one
line (the "password"), restores the terminal state and closes /dev/tty again.
RETURN VALUE
The function getpass() returns a pointer to a static buffer containing (the first PASS_MAX bytes of) the password without the trailing new-
line, terminated by a null byte ('