Re: suppress echo in script for password

From: Renison, Rick (rick.renison_at_EDS.COM)
Date: 11/20/03

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    Date:         Thu, 20 Nov 2003 10:07:50 -0500
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    stty -echo
    read password
    stty echo

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On
    > Behalf Of Shawn Bierman
    > Sent: November 20, 2003 9:42 AM
    > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    > Subject: suppress echo in script for password
    >
    >
    > is it possible to turn off the echo while someone enters
    > their password into a ksh script?
    >
    > ie.
    >
    > ¯-snip---
    > echo "enter password: \c"
    > read password
    > ¯-snip---
    >
    > also is it possible to echo asterisks instead of the chars?
    >
    > -shawn
    >

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