Solved read from terminal without echoing input

[tOsYZYny]

I am using /bin/sh for a shell script, so I don't believe I can do read -s to turn off echoing what is typed. I switched my scripts to /bin/sh for compatibility and to ensure they run anywhere. Is it still possible to read without echoing?

 

[SirDice]

so I don't believe I can do read -s to turn off echoing what is typed.

Correct, that option is specific to bash, so not available in a POSIX shell.

Classic POSIX: stty -echo; read mypassword; stty echo

     echo (-echo)
                 Echo back (do not echo back) every character typed.

stty(1)

 

[tOsYZYny]

Thanks, that worked.