How might I write a shell script that queries a user for information that is sensitive (say a password)-- and does something like:
Password? ******** <---- the user's entered information
or
Password? <---- the user's entered information
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Hiding the information that is entered, as it's entered
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Solution is:
stty -echo
to hide input
stty echo
to unhide input