@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += pretty.o
 LIB_OBJS += prio-queue.o
 LIB_OBJS += progress.o
 LIB_OBJS += promisor-remote.o
+LIB_OBJS += prompt-password.o
 LIB_OBJS += prompt.o
 LIB_OBJS += protocol.o
 LIB_OBJS += protocol-caps.o

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static int decide_next(const struct bisect_terms *terms,
 		 * translation. The program will only accept English input
 		 * at this point.
 		 */
-		yesno = git_prompt(_("Are you sure [Y/n]? "), PROMPT_ECHO);
+		yesno = git_prompt_echo(_("Are you sure [Y/n]? "));
 		if (starts_with(yesno, "N") || starts_with(yesno, "n"))
 			return -1;
 		return 0;

@@ -838,8 +838,7 @@ static int bisect_autostart(struct bisect_terms *terms)
 	 * translation. The program will only accept English input
 	 * at this point.
 	 */
-	yesno = git_prompt(_("Do you want me to do it for you "
-			     "[Y/n]? "), PROMPT_ECHO);
+	yesno = git_prompt_echo(_("Do you want me to do it for you [Y/n]? "));
 	res = tolower(*yesno) == 'n' ?
 		-1 : bisect_start(terms, empty_strvec, 0);
 

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "url.h"
 #include "prompt.h"
+#include "prompt-password.h"
 #include "sigchain.h"
 #include "urlmatch.h"
 

@@ -169,11 +170,11 @@ static void credential_format(struct credential *c, struct strbuf *out)
 	}
 }
 
-static char *credential_ask_one(const char *what, struct credential *c,
-				int flags)
+static char *credential_ask_one(struct credential *c, unsigned int password)
 {
 	struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf prompt = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const char *what = password ? "Password" : "Username";
 	char *r;
 
 	credential_describe(c, &desc);

@@ -182,7 +183,11 @@ static char *credential_ask_one(const char *what, struct credential *c,
 	else
 		strbuf_addf(&prompt, "%s: ", what);
 
-	r = git_prompt(prompt.buf, flags);
+	/* We'll try "askpass" for both usernames and passwords */
+	r = git_prompt_askpass(prompt.buf);
+	if (!r)
+		r = password ? git_prompt_noecho(prompt.buf)
+			     : git_prompt_echo(prompt.buf);
 
 	strbuf_release(&desc);
 	strbuf_release(&prompt);

@@ -192,11 +197,9 @@ static char *credential_ask_one(const char *what, struct credential *c,
 static void credential_getpass(struct credential *c)
 {
 	if (!c->username)
-		c->username = credential_ask_one("Username", c,
-						 PROMPT_ASKPASS|PROMPT_ECHO);
+		c->username = credential_ask_one(c, 0);
 	if (!c->password)
-		c->password = credential_ask_one("Password", c,
-						 PROMPT_ASKPASS);
+		c->password = credential_ask_one(c, 1);
 }
 
 int credential_read(struct credential *c, FILE *fp)

@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
 			char *answer;
 			struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
 			strbuf_addf(&msg, _("Run '%s' instead? (y/N)"), assumed);
-			answer = git_prompt(msg.buf, PROMPT_ECHO);
+			answer = git_prompt_echo(msg.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&msg);
 			if (!(starts_with(answer, "y") ||
 			      starts_with(answer, "Y")))

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "prompt-password.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+#include "prompt.h"
+
+static char *do_askpass(const char *cmd, const char *prompt)
+{
+	struct child_process pass = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	const char *args[3];
+	static struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	args[0] = cmd;
+	args[1]	= prompt;
+	args[2] = NULL;
+
+	pass.argv = args;
+	pass.out = -1;
+
+	if (start_command(&pass))
+		return NULL;
+
+	strbuf_reset(&buffer);
+	if (strbuf_read(&buffer, pass.out, 20) < 0)
+		err = 1;
+
+	close(pass.out);
+
+	if (finish_command(&pass))
+		err = 1;
+
+	if (err) {
+		error("unable to read askpass response from '%s'", cmd);
+		strbuf_release(&buffer);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_setlen(&buffer, strcspn(buffer.buf, "\r\n"));
+
+	return buffer.buf;
+}
+
+char *git_prompt_askpass(const char *prompt)
+{
+	const char *askpass;
+	char *r = NULL;
+
+	askpass = getenv("GIT_ASKPASS");
+	if (!askpass)
+		askpass = askpass_program;
+	if (!askpass)
+		askpass = getenv("SSH_ASKPASS");
+	if (askpass && *askpass)
+		r = do_askpass(askpass, prompt);
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+char *git_prompt_noecho(const char *prompt)
+{
+	return git_prompt(prompt, 0);
+}

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef PROMPT_PASSWORD_H
+#define PROMPT_PASSWORD_H
+
+char *git_prompt_askpass(const char *prompt);
+char *git_prompt_noecho(const char *prompt);
+
+#endif

@@ -1,78 +1,27 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "config.h"
-#include "run-command.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "prompt.h"
 #include "compat/terminal.h"
 
-static char *do_askpass(const char *cmd, const char *prompt)
+char *git_prompt(const char *prompt, unsigned int echo)
 {
-	struct child_process pass = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-	const char *args[3];
-	static struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	args[0] = cmd;
-	args[1]	= prompt;
-	args[2] = NULL;
-
-	pass.argv = args;
-	pass.out = -1;
-
-	if (start_command(&pass))
-		return NULL;
-
-	strbuf_reset(&buffer);
-	if (strbuf_read(&buffer, pass.out, 20) < 0)
-		err = 1;
-
-	close(pass.out);
-
-	if (finish_command(&pass))
-		err = 1;
+	char *r = NULL;
 
-	if (err) {
-		error("unable to read askpass response from '%s'", cmd);
-		strbuf_release(&buffer);
-		return NULL;
+	if (git_env_bool("GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT", 1)) {
+		r = git_terminal_prompt(prompt, echo);
+		if (!r)
+			die_errno("could not read");
+	} else {
+		die("could not read terminal prompts disabled");
 	}
 
-	strbuf_setlen(&buffer, strcspn(buffer.buf, "\r\n"));
-
-	return buffer.buf;
+	return r;
 }
 
-char *git_prompt(const char *prompt, int flags)
+char *git_prompt_echo(const char *prompt)
 {
-	char *r = NULL;
-
-	if (flags & PROMPT_ASKPASS) {
-		const char *askpass;
-
-		askpass = getenv("GIT_ASKPASS");
-		if (!askpass)
-			askpass = askpass_program;
-		if (!askpass)
-			askpass = getenv("SSH_ASKPASS");
-		if (askpass && *askpass)
-			r = do_askpass(askpass, prompt);
-	}
-
-	if (!r) {
-		const char *err;
-
-		if (git_env_bool("GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT", 1)) {
-			r = git_terminal_prompt(prompt, flags & PROMPT_ECHO);
-			err = strerror(errno);
-		} else {
-			err = "terminal prompts disabled";
-		}
-		if (!r) {
-			/* prompts already contain ": " at the end */
-			die("could not read %s%s", prompt, err);
-		}
-	}
-	return r;
+	return git_prompt(prompt, 1);
 }
 
 int git_read_line_interactively(struct strbuf *line)

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef PROMPT_H
 #define PROMPT_H
 
-#define PROMPT_ASKPASS (1<<0)
-#define PROMPT_ECHO    (1<<1)
-
-char *git_prompt(const char *prompt, int flags);
-
+char *git_prompt(const char *prompt, unsigned int echo);
+char *git_prompt_echo(const char *prompt);
 int git_read_line_interactively(struct strbuf *line);
 
 #endif /* PROMPT_H */