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getpass(3C)							   getpass(3C)

NAME
       getpass() - read a password

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
       reads up to a newline or EOF from the file after prompting on the stan‐
       dard error output with the null-terminated string prompt and  disabling
       echoing.	  A pointer is returned to a null-terminated string of at most
       8 characters.  If cannot be opened, a NULL  pointer  is	returned.   An
       interrupt terminates input and sends an interrupt signal to the calling
       program before returning.

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

   Obsolescent Interfaces
       is to be obsoleted at a future date.

FILES
SEE ALSO
       crypt(3C), thread_safety(5).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
				TO BE OBSOLETED			   getpass(3C)
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