Re: RFE: Echo dots option for 'read -s'

On 12/19/25 2:32 PM, Stan Marsh wrote:

> Just to be clear, the point is that the user *is* running one of those
> programs (or is simply trying to log into the system, although these
> days, there probably aren't many folks still using a (virtual) tty to
> login; most people use a GUI and even there, it probably is setup to
> auto-login to the desktop on boot) but is confused by the lack of echo
> and, as I mentioned in a prior post, ends up reaching for the power
> cord in order to get things working again.

Sure. My point is that you really only do that once. If you're intent on
getting something done -- sudo/ssh/login/whatever -- you figure out how to
do it by looking it up, or asking on the web, or whatever. You're not
simply going to pull the power cord every time you try to run ssh.

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