hiding password from the command line

[cruel]

I have a script with the first argument being the password (or I could prompt for password at the next line), I need to hide the password a user types at the terminal, like the su case. Could use either * or do not show anything at all. Thanks

 

[vgersh99]

faq80-1903

vlad
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