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- GETPASS C Library Procedures GETPASS
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- NNAAMMEE
- getpass - read a password
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- SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
- cchhaarr **ggeettppaassss((pprroommpptt))
- cchhaarr **pprroommpptt;;
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- _G_e_t_p_a_s_s reads a password from the file /_d_e_v/_t_t_y, or if that
- cannot be opened, from the standard input, after prompting
- with the null-terminated string _p_r_o_m_p_t and disabling echo-
- ing. A pointer is returned to a null-terminated string of
- at most 8 characters.
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- FFIILLEESS
- /dev/tty
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- crypt(3)
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- BBUUGGSS
- The return value points to static data whose content is
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- Sprite v1.0 May 15, 1985 1
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