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Unix Password Manager

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pass is a simple console command based on scripts.  There are many available user interfaces for pass, or it can be used from the shell with the pass command.  There are extensions available for web browsers that allow automatically filled login forms with the stored credentials.The pass Unix Password Manager is a tool using GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) encryption so you can store passwords and various credentials securely.  The pass tool is extendable adding more functionality through other open source extensions. Passwords are added to the store using the pass insert command. This accepts the name of the service as an argument and interactively prompts you to enter the password. pass insert websiteorwhateverIf you are saving the password for a website, you can replace websiteorwhatever with the name of the website such as foo.com The password will be saved to a new encrypted file inside your store. You can create a credential hierarchy by using forward slashes in your service names.Use the pass edit command to open a password file in a text editor such as vi.  Additional lines of metadata will be below the first line as the first line should be for the password.  See options for adding metadata with the command using -m (multiline).
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