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NAME

pass - Password lookup and editor

SYNOPSIS

pass [ options ] search terms ...

DESCRIPTION

pass looks up passwords in an encrypted text file, and allows editing that text file. Searches are case-blind.

Although pass was written for password management, it can be repurposed for other files using the -f option and shell alias command.

OPTIONS

-f, --file=file

Specify the password file. Files are encrypted only if the the file extension is .cpt.
-e, --edit

Edit the file using the editor specified by the VISUAL or EDITOR environment variables, or vi(1) by default.

FILES

passwords.cpt

The default password file.

ENVIRONMENT

PASSFILE

Sets an alternate path for the password file. Overriden by -f.

SEE ALSO

cloud(1), pn(1), ccrypt(1).

IMPLEMENTATION

version

pass 45 2018-11-16 17:11:51Z perette
author

Perette Barella <perette@deviousfish.com>