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)
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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
instance -
password
, a String