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authorKarl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>1998-08-29 17:11:50 +0000
committerKarl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>1998-08-29 17:11:50 +0000
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@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pertaining to the terminal and the screen.
* Getting Out:: How exiting works (permanent or temporary).
* System Environment:: Distinguish the name and kind of system.
* User Identification:: Finding the name and user id of the user.
-* Reading a Password:: Reading a password from the terminal.
* Time of Day:: Getting the current time.
* Time Conversion:: Converting a time from numeric form to a string, or
to calendrical data (or vice versa).
@@ -870,29 +869,6 @@ This function returns the real @sc{uid} of the user.
This function returns the effective @sc{uid} of the user.
@end defun
-@node Reading a Password
-@section Reading a Password
-@cindex passwords, reading
-
- To read a password to pass to another program, you can use the
-function @code{read-passwd}.
-
-@tindex read-passwd
-@defun read-passwd prompt &optional confirm default
-This function reads a password, prompting with @var{prompt}. It does
-not echo the password as the user types it; instead, it echoes @samp{.}
-for each character in the password.
-
-The optional argument @var{confirm}, if non-@code{nil}, says to read the
-password twice and insist it must be the same both times. If it isn't
-the same, the user has to type it over and over until the last two
-times match.
-
-The optional argument @var{default} specifies the default password to
-return if the user enters empty input. If @var{default} is @code{nil},
-then @code{read-passwd} returns the null string in that case.
-@end defun
-
@node Time of Day
@section Time of Day