#include <ncurses.h>

int main() {
   char input;
   input = getch();

   if( input == '\b' ) {
       printw("\b \b");
   }
}

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>          // USED FOR STRNCPY AND STRCMP
#include <ncurses.h>        // USED FOR GETCH() AND LATER FOR VISUALS
using namespace std;

const int PASSLEN = 10;     // MAXIMUM LENGTH OF PASSWORD

class password {

    private:
        char mypassword[PASSLEN];       // SAVES PASSWORD SENT AS A PARAMETER AT PROGRAM START
        char secondpassword[PASSLEN];   // STORES THE PASSWORD WE TYPE IN
    public:
        password(const char argvalue[]);
        void savechar(const int index, const char character);
        char* returnpassword(const bool origsecond);

};

int main(/*int argc, char *argv[]*/) {

    char *argv[] = {" ", "test"};

    /* if(argc != 2) { // CHECKING IF WE HAVE GOTTEN ONE PARAMETER AND NOTHING ELSE

        cout << "\tUsage: " << argv[0] << " \"YOUR PASSWORD\"\n";
        return 1;

    }*/

    bool c = false;  // GETS PASSWORD UNTIL THIS IS TRUE
    char input;      // VARIABLE TO SAVE TEMP INPUT
    int p;           // STORES THE NUMBER OF CHARS IN PASS WE HAVE GOTTEN
    password pass(argv[1]);

    initscr();  // INITIALIZING NCURSES
    noecho();   // WHATS TYPED IN WILL NOT BE SHOWN ON SCREEN
    cbreak();   // DISSABLE LINE BUFFERING, ALLOW CONTROL STATEMENTS

    while(c == false) {

        printw("Password: ");

        for(p = 0;p < (PASSLEN - 1);p++) {

            printw("%d", p);

			input = getch();    // GET CHARACTER FOR PASSWORD
			if( input != '\n' && input != '\b' ) {  // CHECKING IF IT'S A BACKSPACE OR RETURN

				if( isprint( input ) != 0 ) {   // IF THE CHARACTER TYPED IN
				    pass.savechar(p, input);    // IS PRINTABLE, THEN IT GETS
				}                               // A * PRINTED ON SCREEN AND
				if( iscntrl( input ) == 0 ) {   // THE CHAR IS SAVED FOR COMPARISON
					printw("*");
				}
			}
			else if( input == '\n' ) {
			    pass.savechar(p, '\0');
				break;
			}
			else if( input == '\b' ) {
				if( p > 0 ) {
				    printw("\b \b");
				    pass
				    --p;
				}
				--p;
			}

		}

		if( p == (PASSLEN - 1) ) {
		    printw("\a\n\nTo many characters entered!\nPlease try again.\n");
		} else if( strcmp(pass.returnpassword(true), pass.returnpassword(false)) != 0 ) {
			printw("\a\n\n\tLogin Unsuccessful!\n\n");
		} else {
			printw("\n\n\tLogin Successful!\n\n");
			printw("Password entered: "); printw(pass.returnpassword(false)); printw("\n");
			c = true;
		}

    }

    endwin();   // STOPPING NCURSES
    return 0;

}

password::password(const char argvalue[]) {

    strncpy(mypassword, argvalue, PASSLEN);

}

void password::savechar(const int index, const char character) {

    secondpassword[index] = character;

}

char* password::returnpassword(const bool origsecond) {

    if(origsecond == true) {

        return mypassword;

    } else {

        return secondpassword;

    }

}