Is there any way so that i can echo password when asked for in unix shell without use of external binaries ? Something like simple function triggered when password prompt is displayed
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Is there any way so that i can echo password when asked for in unix shell without use of external binaries ? Something like simple function triggered when password prompt is displayed
Short answer: no.
Slightly longer answer: the usual shells, sh, ksh, csh, tcsh, bash do not have any hooks for you to hang actions on (OK, so bash2 has context sensitive tab-completion).
On the other hand. The shell is just a program. You can replace it. If you can really say what you want to do you can hack and existing shell or write a new one to get the desired behavior…