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1. read input, handle passwords and bac... read input, handle passwords and backspace

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   ##read a value into a variable

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   ## adapted from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1923435/how-do-i-echo-stars-when-reading-password-with-read

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   function read_val() {

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     local _var_name=$1

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     local _var_value=""