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.\" hey, Emacs: -*- nroff -*-
.\" pwsafe is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
.\" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
.\" the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
.\" (at your option) any later version.
.\"
.\" This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
.\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
.\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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.\"
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.TH "PWSAFE" "1" "@VERSION@" "Nicolas S. Dade <[email protected]>" ""
.SH "NAME"
pwsafe \- commandline password database utility compatible with Counterpane's Passwordsafe
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B pwsafe
.RI [options]
.RI command
.RI [arg]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBpwsafe\fP manipulates Counterpane Passwordsafe username/password databases.
.PP
It is compatible with Counterpane Passwordsafe 1.9.x and 2.0 databases.
.SH "COMMANDS"
\fBpwsafe\fP accepts the following commands:
.TP
.B \-\-createdb
Create a new database.
.TP
.B \-\-exportdb
Export database as text.
.TP
.B \-\-mergedb=DATABASE_FILE
Merge DATABASE_FILE into database. Common entries are merged interactively.
.TP
.B \-\-passwd
Change the database's passphrase.
.TP
.B \-\-list[=REGEX]
List all [matching] entries in database.
.BR
If \-u or \-p is given then REGEX must match only one entry, and only the requested field(s) are emitted.
.TP
.B \-a, \-\-add[=NAME]
Add an entry to database.
.TP
.B \-e, \-\-edit=REGEX
Edit an entry.
.TP
.B \-\-delete=NAME
Delete an entry from database.
.TP
If no command is given, an interactive mode is entered.
.SH "OPTIONS"
\fBpwsafe\fP accepts the following options:
.TP
.B \-f, \-\-file=DATABASE_FILE
Specify the database to manipulate. Default is $HOME/.pwsafe.dat
.TP
.B \-\-dbversion=[1|2]
Specify the database's version. Default is 2.
.TP
.B \-I, \-\-case
REGEX is case\-sensative. Any uppercase character in REGEX implies \-\-case.
.TP
.B \-l
Show login and notes in list output.
.TP
.B \-u, \-\-username
Show username of listed account(s).
.TP
.B \-p, \-\-password
Show password of listed accounts(s).
.TP
.B \-E, \-\-echo
Force echo'ing of entry to stdout. This is selected by default if $DISPLAY is not set.
.TP
.B \-o, \-\-output=FILE
Redirect username and password output to FILE. Implies \-\-echo.
.TP
.B \-x, \-\-xclip
Force copying of username and password to X clipboard. This is selected by default if $DISPLAY is set.
.TP
.B \-d, \-\-display=XDISPLAY
Override $DISPLAY. Implies \-\-xclip.
.TP
.B \-s, \-\-selection={Primary,Secondary,Clipboard,Both}
Select the X selection effected. Default is Both primary and clipboard. Implies \-\-xclip.
.TP
.B \-G, \-\-ignore=NAME@HOST
Add NAME to windows or hosts that do not receive the selection. If just NAME is given it matches any host, and if just @HOST is given it matches any name.
.TP
.B \-v, \-\-verbose
Print more information.
.TP
.B \-q, \-\-quiet
Print less information. In fact, print only exactly what was requested.
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
Show summary of options.
.TP
.B \-V, \-\-version
Show version of program.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.TP
PWSAFE_DATABASE
Default database file. If this is a relative path it is assumed to be relative to $HOME. Defaults to ".pwsafe.dat". Overridden by \-f.
.TP
PWSAFE_DEFAULT_USER
Default user. Defaults to $USER or $LOGNAME.
.TP
PWSAFE_IGNORE
Overrides built\-in \-\-ignore list. \-\-ignore overrides. Format is a list of \-\-ignore arguments, seperated by colons (':').
.TP
HOME
Used to locate the default database "~/.pwsafe.dat" and default RANDFILE "~/.rnd".
.TP
RANDFILE
Used to locate the random number generator entropy pool file. Defaults to "$HOME/.rnd".
.SH "FILES"
.TP
~/.pwsafe.dat
The password database.
.TP
~/.pwsafe.dat~
Backup of database.
.TP
~/.rnd
Random number generator's entropy pool.
.SH "WARNINGS"
Use a good password for your database.
Don't use pwsafe over telnet or from untrusted terminals.
To seed RANDFILE decently, do something like
.br
md5sum /var/log/* >~/.rnd
.SH "EXAMPLES"
For those who can't read the rest of this file:
.BR
.TP
Create $HOME/.pwsafe.dat.
pwsafe \-\-createdb
.TP
Add an entry named 'test'.
pwsafe \-a test
.TP
Copy username and password of 'test' to console or X clipboard & primary selection.
pwsafe \-up test
.TP
Upgrade a version passwordsafe version 1.7 database to version 2.0 (we do this by merging it with itself, but specifying version 2 output)
pwsafe \-\-mergedb $HOME/.pwsafe.dat \-\-dbversion 2
.SH "AUTHOR"
Nicolas S. Dade <[email protected]>.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 2004\-2005 Nicolas S. Dade.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
http://nsd.dyndns.org/pwsafe/
.br
http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/,
http://www.counterpane.com/