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getpass
Get a password from the terminal. Sounds simple? Sounds like the readline
module should be able to do it? NOPE.
Install and use it
npm install --save getpass
const mod_getpass = require('getpass');
API
mod_getpass.getPass([options, ]callback)
Gets a password from the terminal. If available, this uses /dev/tty
to avoid
interfering with any data being piped in or out of stdio.
This function prints a prompt (by default Password:
) and then accepts input
without echoing.
Parameters:
options
, an Object, with properties:prompt
, an optional String
callback
, aFunc(error, password)
, with arguments:error
, eithernull
(no error) or anError
instancepassword
, a String