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gets_pass.rb
#way to stop echoing to console while getting a password
#and to do it w/o pulling in another library
#ref: http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/107442#243864
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/133719/how-to-read-a-password-in-ruby
def gets_pass
begin
system "stty -echo"
password = gets.chomp
ensure
system "stty echo"
end
password
end
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