GETPASS(3) 1989 GETPASS(3) NNAAMMEE getpass - read a password SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS cchhaarr **ggeettppaassss((pprroommpptt)) cchhaarr **pprroommpptt;; 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. A calling process should zero the password as soon as possible to avoid leaving the cleartext password visible in the process' address space. FFIILLEESS /dev/tty SSEEEE AALLSSOO crypt(3) BBUUGGSS The return value points to static data whose content is overwritten by each call. Printed 7/27/90 January 1