getpass
Get a password from the terminal. Sounds simple? Sounds like the readline
module should be able to do it? NOPE.
Install and use it
npm install --save getpass
const mod_getpass = require('getpass');
API
mod_getpass.getPass([options, ]callback)
Gets a password from the terminal. If available, this uses /dev/tty to avoid
interfering with any data being piped in or out of stdio.
This function prints a prompt (by default Password:) and then accepts input
without echoing.
Parameters:
- options, an Object, with properties:- prompt, an optional String
 
- callback, a- Func(error, password), with arguments:- error, either- null(no error) or an- Errorinstance
- password, a String