
specified by the variable is invoked. A suitable prompt is provided
to the program on the command line, and the user&#8217;s input is read
from its standard output.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Otherwise, if the <code>core.askPass</code> configuration variable is set, its
value is used as above.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Otherwise, if the <code>SSH_ASKPASS</code> environment variable is set, its
value is used as above.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Otherwise, the user is prompted on the terminal.</p>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
