Echo password

Shell Programming and Scripting
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hi all,

I am using HP-UX

I want to show password with * instead of space on screen while i entered password through keyboard. can you tell me that shell script code?

i used following code

stty -echo

read pass

stty echo

echo $pass

but this time it wont show anything on screen but i want show **** instead of space
pls help me fast

Thanks and Regards

Hari

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Thanks for reply
i searched for that i got only bash and ksh, i want HP-UX system code.

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What do you mean by "i want HP-UX system code"? Both bash and ksh are available for HP-UX.

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When is your class project due?