# node-getpass

**Repository Path**: mirrors_addons/node-getpass

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: node-getpass
- **Description**: getpass for node.js
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-05-03
- **Last Updated**: 2025-08-23

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

## getpass

Get a password from the terminal. Sounds simple? Sounds like the `readline`
module should be able to do it? NOPE.

## Install and use it

```bash
npm install --save getpass
```

```javascript
const mod_getpass = require('getpass');
```

## API

### `mod_getpass.getPass([options, ]callback)`

Gets a password from the terminal. If available, this uses `/dev/tty` to avoid
interfering with any data being piped in or out of stdio.

This function prints a prompt (by default `Password:`) and then accepts input
without echoing.

Parameters:

 * `options`, an Object, with properties:
   * `prompt`, an optional String
 * `callback`, a `Func(error, password)`, with arguments:
   * `error`, either `null` (no error) or an `Error` instance
   * `password`, a String