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NAME

       shishi_prompt_password - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <shishi.h>

       int  shishi_prompt_password(Shishi  *  handle,  char ** s, const char *
       format,  ...);

ARGUMENTS

       Shishi * handle
                   shishi handle as allocated by shishi_init().

       char ** s   pointer  to  newly  allocated  output  string   with   read
                   password.

       const char * format
                   printf(3)  style  format  string.   @...:  printf(3)  style
                   arguments.

        ...

DESCRIPTION

       Format and print a prompt, and read a password from user.  The password
       is  possibly  converted  (e.g.,  converted  from  Latin-1  to UTF-8, or
       processed  using  Stringprep  profile)  following  any  "stringprocess"
       keywords in configuration files.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns SHISHI_OK iff successful.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-shishi@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2002-2010 Simon Josefsson.
       Copying  and  distribution  of this file, with or without modification,
       are permitted in any medium  without  royalty  provided  the  copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for shishi is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and shishi programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
       the command

              info shishi

       should give you access to the complete manual.