From 9f4606c3617bf47015c7bf9f63f5c44d9866ec1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Boeckel Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:59:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS: document the `Silent=` field --- docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md b/docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md index 3bf4138ad0..4badd8a579 100644 --- a/docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md +++ b/docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ It is easy to write additional agents. The basic algorithm to follow looks like (Before asking your question use `kill(PID, 0)` and ignore the file if this returns `ESRCH`; there's no need to show the data of this field but if you want to you may) * `Echo=` specifies whether the input should be obscured. If this field is missing or is `Echo=0`, the input should not be shown as-is. +* `Silent=` specifies whether the input should have any indication. If this field is `Silent=1`, nothing should be printed for any input. * The socket to send the response to is configured via `Socket=` in the `[Ask]` section. It is a `AF_UNIX`/`SOCK_DGRAM` socket in the file system. * Ignore files where the time specified in the `NotAfter=` field in the `[Ask]` section is in the past. The time is specified in usecs, and refers to the `CLOCK_MONOTONIC` clock. If `NotAfter=` is `0`, no such check should take place.