# -*- shell-script -*-

# This module hides the username when it is types,
# this can be useful so that nopony can se your
# passphrase if you type it in instead of your
# username by mistake when you log in.



read_function_hide_username=$read_function
read_function=_read_hide_username

_read_hide_username ()
{
    local _read_tty_settings
    _read_tty_settings="$(stty --save)"
    stty -echo
    
    $read_function_hide_username
    
    stty "${_read_tty_settings}"
    echo
}


# If you use GNU Bash for gates-of-tartaros,
# you can use this instead:

# _read ()
# {
#     read -s user
#     echo
# }