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1 /* Copyright (C) 1992,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
6 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
7 License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 Library General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
15 License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not,
16 write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
17 Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
19 #if HAVE_CONFIG_H
20 # include <config.h>
21 #endif
23 #include <stdio.h>
24 #include <termios.h>
25 #include <unistd.h>
26 #include "getline.h"
27 #include "unlocked-io.h"
29 /* It is desirable to use this bit on systems that have it.
30 The only bit of terminal state we want to twiddle is echoing, which is
31 done in software; there is no need to change the state of the terminal
32 hardware. */
34 #ifndef TCSASOFT
35 # define TCSASOFT 0
36 #endif
38 char *
39 getpass (const char *prompt)
41 FILE *in, *out;
42 struct termios s, t;
43 int tty_changed;
44 static char *buf;
45 static size_t bufsize;
46 ssize_t nread;
48 /* Try to write to and read from the terminal if we can.
49 If we can't open the terminal, use stderr and stdin. */
51 in = fopen ("/dev/tty", "w+");
52 if (in == NULL)
54 in = stdin;
55 out = stderr;
57 else
58 out = in;
60 /* Turn echoing off if it is on now. */
62 if (tcgetattr (fileno (in), &t) == 0)
64 /* Save the old one. */
65 s = t;
66 /* Tricky, tricky. */
67 t.c_lflag &= ~(ECHO|ISIG);
68 tty_changed = (tcsetattr (fileno (in), TCSAFLUSH|TCSASOFT, &t) == 0);
70 else
71 tty_changed = 0;
73 /* Write the prompt. */
74 fputs (prompt, out);
75 fflush (out);
77 /* Read the password. */
78 nread = getline (&buf, &bufsize, in);
79 if (buf != NULL)
81 if (nread < 0)
82 buf[0] = '\0';
83 else if (buf[nread - 1] == '\n')
85 /* Remove the newline. */
86 buf[nread - 1] = '\0';
87 if (tty_changed)
88 /* Write the newline that was not echoed. */
89 putc ('\n', out);
93 /* Restore the original setting. */
94 if (tty_changed)
95 (void) tcsetattr (fileno (in), TCSAFLUSH|TCSASOFT, &s);
97 if (in != stdin)
98 /* We opened the terminal; now close it. */
99 fclose (in);
101 return buf;