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| -rw-r--r-- | man3/getpass.3 | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man3/getpass.3 b/man3/getpass.3 index 5ffb29f50..1f09ebe87 100644 --- a/man3/getpass.3 +++ b/man3/getpass.3 @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Standard C library .nf .B #include <unistd.h> .PP -.BI "char *getpass(const char *" prompt ); +.BI "[[deprecated]] char *getpass(const char *" prompt ); .fi .PP .RS -4 @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see .SH DESCRIPTION This function is obsolete. Do not use it. +See NOTES. If you want to read input without terminal echoing enabled, see the description of the .I ECHO @@ -110,7 +111,11 @@ Removed in POSIX.1-2001. .\" are transmitted as part of the password. .\" Since libc 5.4.19 also line editing is disabled, so that also .\" backspace and the like will be seen as part of the password. -. +You should use instead +.BR readpassphrase (3bsd), +provided by +.IR libbsd . +.PP In the GNU C library implementation, if .I /dev/tty cannot be opened, the prompt is written to |