getPass: Masked User Input

A micro-package for reading "passwords", i.e. reading user input with masking, so that the input is not displayed as it is typed. Currently we have support for 'RStudio', the command line (every OS), and any platform where 'tcltk' is present.

Package details

AuthorDrew Schmidt [aut, cre], Wei-Chen Chen [aut], Gabor Csardi [ctb] (Improved terminal detection), Rich FitzJohn [ctb]
MaintainerDrew Schmidt <wrathematics@gmail.com>
LicenseBSD 2-clause License + file LICENSE
Version0.2-4
URL https://github.com/wrathematics/getPass
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("getPass")

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getPass documentation built on May 29, 2024, 6:11 a.m.