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diff --git a/manual/examples/mygetpass.c b/manual/examples/mygetpass.c
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+#include <termios.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+ssize_t
+my_getpass (char **lineptr, size_t *n, FILE *stream)
+{
+  struct termios old, new;
+  int nread;
+
+  /* Turn echoing off and fail if we can't.  */
+  if (tcgetattr (fileno (stream), &old) != 0)
+    return -1;
+  new = old;
+  new.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
+  if (tcsetattr (fileno (stream), TCSAFLUSH, &new) != 0)
+    return -1;
+  
+  /* Read the password.  */
+  nread = getline (lineptr, n, stream);
+
+  /* Restore terminal.  */
+  (void) tcsetattr (fileno (stream), TCSAFLUSH, &old);
+  
+  return nread;
+}