---
name: "shishi_prompt_password"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "shishi-doc"
version: "1.0.3-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/shishi_prompt_password"
---

# shishi\_prompt\_password(3)

API function

## 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)](/printf/3.md) style format string.

- ...

  [printf(3)](/printf/3.md) 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\>. GNU Shishi home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/shishi/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002-2022 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.