.@hadleywickham What are some issues involved with using readline to get username and password? #rstats
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@ramnath_vaidya you will enter password in the clear, and may be stored in history
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@hadleywickham Is options the best way to go about this?
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Replying to @ramnath_vaidya
.@ramnath_vaidya @hadleywickham You could just read from an environment variable -- and the user is charged with with setting it.

Apr 25, 2013 · 1:09 AM UTC

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Replying to @eddelbuettel
@eddelbuettel @hadleywickham Pros and cons of options vs env, or it doesnt matter?