title: Can I mask an input text in a bat file?
body: <p>I am writing a batch file to execute some other programs. In this case I need to prompt for a password. Do I have any way to mask the input text? I don't need to print ******* characters instead of input characters. Linux's Password prompt behavior (Print nothing while typing) is enough.   </p>
  
  <pre><code>@echo off
  SET /P variable=Password : 
  echo %variable%
  Pause
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This will read the input but I can't mask the text using this approach.</p>