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Prompt for password on linux/unix (BSD?) in terminal with ruby
def prompt_for_password(prompt = "Enter Password:")
print prompt
`stty -echo`
password = STDIN.gets
`stty echo`
print "\n"
password.chomp
end
password = prompt_for_password
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