<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic"
id="password">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#dialogs"/>
<desc>Use the <cmd>--password</cmd> option.</desc>
</info>
<title>Password Dialog</title>
<p>
Use the <cmd>--password</cmd> option to create a password entry dialog.
</p>
The password entry dialog supports the following options:
<terms>
<item>
<title><cmd>--username</cmd></title>
<p>Display the username field.</p>
</item>
</terms>
The following example script shows how to create a password entry dialog:
<code>
#!/bin/sh
ENTRY=`zenity --password --username`
case $? in
0)
echo "User Name: `echo $ENTRY | cut -d'|' -f1`"
echo "Password : `echo $ENTRY | cut -d'|' -f2`"
;;
1)
echo "Stop login.";;
-1)
echo "An unexpected error has occurred.";;
esac
</code>
<figure>
<title>Password Entry Dialog Example</title>
<desc><app>Zenity</app> password entry dialog example</desc>
<media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/zenity-password-screenshot.png"/>
</figure>
</page>