nushell / nushell/reedline

Disable or turn off echo

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

How to implement password input?
It seems like reedline doesn't support disable echo.

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Research direction

Start by tracing reedline's terminal input handling to find where character echo is controlled. Determine the supported approach for password input, then confirm that entered characters are hidden and ordinary line editing still works without exposing the password.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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