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--- c:conio.h:getpass [2013/02/08 19:47]
127.0.0.1 external edit
+++ c:conio.h:getpass [2024/02/16 01:05] (current)
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 ====== getpass ======
 <code c>
+char *getpass(const char *ptr);
 </code>
 ==== description of getpass ====
-getpass is in work by code-reference.com \\
+reads a password
-if you are faster... don't hasitate and add it
+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>
-no example at the moment
+#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 =====
-    no example at the moment
+    type in your password: superpass
+    Password: superpass

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