GETPASS(3C)         UNIX Programmer's Manual          GETPASS(3C)

NAME
     getpass - read a password

SYNOPSIS
     char *getpass (prompt)
     char *prompt;

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
     Level:    HP-UX/NUCLEUS

     Origin:   System III

DESCRIPTION
     _G_e_t_p_a_s_s reads a password from the file /dev/tty, 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.

FILES
     /dev/tty

SEE ALSO
     crypt(3C).

BUGS
     The return value points to  static  data  whose  content  is
     overwritten by each call.