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# pwd.sh
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Script to manage passwords in an encrypted file using gpg.
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![screencast gif ](https://i.imgur.com/sQoF3VN.gif )
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# Installation
git clone https://github.com/drduh/pwd.sh & & cd pwd.sh
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Requires `gpg` . Install with `brew install gpg` or `sudo apt-get install gnupg` or build and install it from [source ](https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html ).
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# Use
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Run the script interactively with `./pwd.sh` or copy it to a folder in `$PATH`
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Type `w` to write a password.
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Type `r` to read a password.
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Type `d` to delete a password.
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Options can also be passed on the command line.
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Create a password with a length of 30 characters for *gmail* :
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./pwd.sh w gmail 30
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Append `<space>q` to suppress generated password output.
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Read the password for *user@github* :
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./pwd.sh r user@github
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Delete the password for *dropbox* :
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./pwd.sh d dropbox
Copy the password for *github* to clipboard on OS X:
./pwd.sh r github | cut -f1 -d ' ' | tr -d '\n' | pbcopy
The script and `pwd.sh.safe` encrypted file can be safely shared between machines, for example through Google Drive or Dropbox.
An example `gpg.conf` configuration file is provided for your consideration.
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# Similar software
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[Pass: the standard unix password manager ](http://www.passwordstore.org/ )
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[caodonnell/passman.sh: a pwd.sh fork ](https://github.com/caodonnell/passman.sh )
[anders/pwgen: generate passwords using OS X Security framework ](https://github.com/anders/pwgen )
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