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diff --git a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
index 8af328dcf..448df6210 100644
--- a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
along with systemd; If not, see .
-->
-
+systemd-ask-password
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
used to query a system password or passphrase from the
user, using a question message specified on the
command line. When run from a TTY it will query a
- password on the TTY and print it to STDOUT. When run
+ password on the TTY and print it to standard output. When run
with no TTY or with it will
query the password system-wide and allow active users
to respond via several agents. The latter is
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
asking the user for passwords using Plymouth; a
boot-time password agent querying the user directly on
the console; an agent requesting password input via a
- wall1
+ wall1
message; an agent suitable for running in a GNOME
session; a command line agent which can be started
temporarily to process queued password requests; a TTY
@@ -103,14 +104,6 @@
The following options are understood:
-
-
-
-
- Prints a short help
- text and exits.
-
-
@@ -133,6 +126,17 @@
+
+
+
+ Echo the user input
+ instead of masking it. This is useful
+ when using
+ systemd-ask-password
+ to query for usernames.
+
+
+
@@ -160,6 +164,8 @@
output one password per
line.
+
+
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@
Exit status
- On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
+ On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
code otherwise.
@@ -176,8 +182,8 @@
systemd1,
systemctl1,
- plymouth8,
- wall1
+ plymouth8,
+ wall1