====== Pass ==
===== Documentation ==

  - Tutorial http://www.passwordstore.org/
  - Man http://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/about/

===== Setup ==

Install from Slackbuilds:

  password-store
    xclip
    pwgen

[[OpenPGP|Create a GPG key]] called eg. "Beckis Password Storage Key" with a strong password.
Then init pass:

  pass init "Beckis Password Storage Key"

The name of the key will appear in ~/.password-store/.gpg-id
Then initialize the password store as a git repository:

  pass git init

===== Daily Commands ==
==== Getting help (good) ==

  pass help
  
==== List names ==

  pass
  Password Store
  `-- Hugo

==== Show/copy a password to clipboard ==

  $ pass Hugo
  Habicht
  $ pass -c Hugo
  Copied Hugo to clipboard. Will clear in 45 seconds.

==== Add a password ==

  $ pass insert ebay

==== Rename a password ==

  $ pass mv

==== Other: ==

  $ pass rm
  $ pass cp

===== Sharing your password-store on different machines ==

First you need to (git-)clone your ''~/.password-store'' git-repo to the other computer(s). You will use use standard git commands clone, pull and push to syncronize the reopos. See [[git]]

Second you need to export the private gpg-key which you use to access the passwords and import it on the other computers. See [[openpgp#exportimport_keys]]

===== pwgen usage ==

<code>
-c Include  at  least  one capital letter
-n Include at least one number
-s Generate completely random, hard-to-memorize  passwords
-y Include at least one special character
</code>

Generate memorizable passwords containing a special character with a length of 9 characters. Secure and usable:

  pwgen -y 9

Generate 4 very secure passwords containing special characters with a length of 13 characters. Useful only for copy & paste:

  pwgen -sy 13 4

Generate 4 very secure passwords with a length of 13 characters. Useful only for copy & paste:

  pwgen -s 13 4

Generate 6 easy to memorize passwords with a length of 9 characters:

  pwgen -nc 9 6