# return the password in the variable they provided.
eval $varname="$passwd"
-#echo varname is: $varname
-#echo new value of that variable is ${!varname}
}
# stores a password into a password file. the password file should be the
stty $stty_orig
# return the password in the variable they provided.
eval $varname="$the_passwd"
-#echo varname is: $varname
-#echo new value of that variable is ${!varname}
}