Re: CLI must not echo password

Another alternative is IO::Prompt:

    use IO::Prompt;

    $pwd = prompt "enter password: ", -echo=>"";
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or, better still, echo the password with stars:

    use IO::Prompt;

    $pwd = prompt "enter password: ", -echo=>"*";
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Re^2: CLI must not echo password by PhilHibbs (Hermit) on Jan 20, 2005 at 14:16 UTC
Ooh, I nearly got excited about that, but it also isn't a standard module and needs Term::ReadKey as well anyway. The code does look cleaner though.	[reply]