From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-03-05T22:55:08+09:00
Subject: Re: mask gets_chomp ?

On 05.03.2007 14:15, Rebhan, Gilbert wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> i have a script that uses a password as input.
> 
> The password is provided via gets_chomp
> in the shell.
> 
> Is there a way to mask the password with *
> or do i have to write a gui for that ?

Maybe you can do that via curses.  Other than that, you could use "stty 
-echo" before and "stty echo" after the password input:

14:50:07 [~]: ruby -e 'system("stty", "-echo")
 > puts "enter!"
 > pass=gets.chomp
 > puts "You entered #{"*" * pass.size}"
 > system("stty", "echo")'
enter!
You entered ******
14:50:56 [~]:

Kind regards

	robert