On Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 02:16:57PM -0400, Zachary Santer wrote: > $ IFS='' read -e -r -s -p 'password: ' password > password:
<https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/069> seems to be relevant here. I won't say that you have malicious intent here, but a script that behaves in this way is just a step or two away from being a password intercepter.