> > > It implements a security feature: to hide the password when printing > > > the command line to screen. > > > > I suggest to add a warning to usage() that passing the password in > > a command-line argument may make it visible to other local OS users. > > Do you mean that showing a warning message would be preferable to > actually fixing the problem?
No. I think the warning and the asterisking are independent changes; I suppose we should make both of them. > Note that being aware of the problem is not enough to prevent (for > example) co-workers looking at your screen when you’re checking if the > command has completed.
