Re: [PATCH] read --echo=[yes|no|wildcard]

[Isaac Dupree]

Robert Millan wrote:
> Adds a parameter to define echoing behaviour in read.  Then one can use
> --echo=no or --echo=wildcard to make it suitable for reading passwords.

I wonder how suitable it is for passwords -- is the memory always erased 
before jumping to e.g. Linux? (and is it important to hide it from the 
prying eyes of the root system? Probably...)