in reply to Re^2: Selecting Password
in thread Selecting Password

> would unluckily input a \ at the end of a password

Please show an SSCCE to reproduce your problem.

My first guess is that you need to adjust the $\ aka $OUTPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR

Cheers Rolf
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