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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/minibuf.texi | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/minibuf.c | 7 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi index 2951ef5aaec..97797d00096 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi @@ -2236,6 +2236,7 @@ Here is an example of using this function: To read a password to pass to another program, you can use the function @code{read-passwd}. +@vindex read-hide-char @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 diff --git a/src/minibuf.c b/src/minibuf.c index 691fad07b79..f1bde913fc9 100644 --- a/src/minibuf.c +++ b/src/minibuf.c @@ -2107,8 +2107,11 @@ properties. */); DEFVAR_LISP ("read-hide-char", Vread_hide_char, doc: /* Whether to hide input characters in noninteractive mode. -It must be a character, which will be used to mask the input -characters. This variable should never be set globally. */); +If non-nil, it must be a character, which will be used to mask the +input characters. This variable should never be set globally. + +This variable also overrides the default character that `read-passwd' +uses to hide passwords. */); Vread_hide_char = Qnil; defsubr (&Sactive_minibuffer_window); |