Thread: Hide Password Chars

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    Hide Password Chars

    Hi,

    I would like to know how can I write a program in 'C' so that when the user types in the password, the characters are not displayed on the screen. I want to do this on both Windows and Unix.

    Ta,
    Moepi

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    Shadow posted 13 examples and one of them is the hiding password chars. Download it here.
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    Hi,

    Hi,

    ON WINDOWS IT WORKS FINE.

    I would like to know how can I write a program in 'C' so that when the user types in the password, the characters are not displayed on the screen. I want to do this Unix.

    Ta,
    Moepi

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    Hi,

    Hi,

    ON WINDOWS IT WORKS FINE.

    I would like to know how can I write a program in 'C' so that when the user types in the password, the characters are not displayed on the screen.

    I WANT TO DO THIS ON UNIX.


    Ta,
    Moepi

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    You need getch() or your local equivalent. This is a non standard function that appears in various compilers.

    I'd suggest doing a man on getch and hopefully it'll tell you which library it's in. The principles are the same though.
    When all else fails, read the instructions.
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