====== getpass ======
<code c>
char *getpass(const char *ptr);
</code>

==== description of getpass ====
reads a password

getpass reads a password from the system console, after the user is prompted for a password to a null-terminated string and display the password has been disabled. A pointer to a null-terminated string of up to eight characters (not counting null terminator) is returned.

<code c>
#include <conio.h>
 
int main( void )
{
    char *password;
 
    password = getpass("type in your password: ");
    cprintf("Password: %s\n", password);
    return 0;
}
</code>

===== output of getpass c example =====
    type in your password: superpass
    Password: superpass