# pass > posix password manager A very simple password manager that keeps passwords inside gpg encrypted files inside a simple directory tree. Similar to [password-store](https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/about/), but written in POSIX compliant shell script instead of bash. ## Requirements - [gpg](https://gnupg.org/) - [tree](https://oldmanprogrammer.net/source.php?dir=projects/tree) ###### Optional Requirements - [nano](https://www.nano-editor.org/) *(required only if environment variable `$EDITOR` is not set)* - [dmenu](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/) *(required for menu)* - [pinentry-dmenu](https://github.com/ritze/pinentry-dmenu) *(required for menu)* - [xclip](https://github.com/astrand/xclip) *(required for menu to copy passwords)* - [xdotool](https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool) *(required for menu to type passwords)* - [oath-toolit](https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/) *(required for 2FA)* ## Config Edit the source code to change these settings: | Setting | Description | | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `GPG_ID` | Default GPG key ID to use for encrypting/decrypting | | `GPG_OPTS` | Do not edit this unless you know what you are doing | | `METHOD` | Method used for the menu *("copy" will use xclip to copy passwords & "type" will use xdotool to type passwords)* | | `PASS_DIR` | Directory to store all password information | ## Usage | Command | Description | | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `pass` | Display a directory tree of stored passwords | | `pass ` | Display password information for `` or a directory tree of stored passwords if `` is a directory | | `pass menu` | Use pass in dmenu *(Selected line is copied to the clipboard or typed out depending on the `METHOD` used)* | | `pass edit ` | Display stored password information for `` | | `pass gen ` | Generate a random password that is `` characters long | | `pass otp ` | Return a 2-Factor-Authenticaion code for `` *(Last line of `` must be a valid otpauth:// URI)* | ###### Note `` is not a direct path per-say. If the password is stored in `$PASS_DIR/www/github.gpg` all you have to put is `www/github` for `` When using the menu, the clipboard is cleared after 3 seconds or passwords are typed after 3 seconds, depending on what `METHOD` you set in the config. For setting up 2FA, you can download the QR code image & use [zbar](https://github.com/mchehab/zbar) to convert it to a string to get a valid URI. ## Pinentry Setup To keep everything in the command line, make sure you edit your `$HOME/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf` to include `pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses` If you plan on using the menu features, [pinentry-dmenu](https://github.com/ritze/pinentry-dmenu) will allow you to enter your GPG key password inside of dmenu, but in order to do that you will need to create a wrapper for pinetry at `$HOME/.gnupg/pinentry-wrapper`: ``` if [ "$PINENTRY_USER_DATA" = "dmenu" ]; then exec /usr/local/bin/pinentry-dmenu "$@" else exec /usr/bin/pinentry-curses "$@" fi ``` Make it executable with `chmod +x $HOME/.gnupg/pinentry-wrapper` and then edit your `$HOME/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf` to include `pinentry-program $HOME/.gnupg/pinentry-wrapper`. ___ ###### Mirrors [acid.vegas](https://git.acid.vegas/pass) • [GitHub](https://github.com/acidvegas/pass) • [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/acidvegas/pass) • [SuperNETs](https://git.supernets.org/acidvegas/pass)