pass-xkcd v1.0.4

pass-xkcd

A simple password generator inspired from xkcd post

installation

1. With npx

npm i pass-xkcd

2. For cli and global use

npm i -g pass-xkcd

info

dump before upgrading to next version

post

xkcd post

usage

1. Generate a simple password

pass-xkcd

2. Help and options

pass-xkcd -help

Pass xkcd helps you to create passwords as per the xkcd suggestions.
You can use below options to favour some advances

Usage: pass-xkcd -[options] [value]
    pass-xkcd -sep -
    pass-xkcd -n -s -c
    pass-xkcd -save github.com
    pass-xkcd -clear github
    pass-xkcd -read git
    pass-xkcd -add site new-pass
    pass-xkcd -import filepathname

Options:

  n      number, include numbers
  s      symbol, include symbols
  c      capital, includes captial
  save   write to encrypted db
  add    add your existing passwords to manager
  dump   outputs all saved site, passwords
  read   get from db
  import file to import 
  clear  remove passwords with site
  sep    custom separator, (defaul: ' ') requires a separator string
  help   this help
  h      this help

3. Save a password to simple json db (little encryption exists), if site already exists new entry will be added

pass-xkcd -save <site-name>

4. Read saved password, prints array

pass-xkcd -read <site-name>
# op: ['academy hemoglobin giveaway explode','sainthood-wrongdoing-giddiness-curry']

5. For funky sites with upper case, symbol, numbers (just to satisfy them)

pass-xkcd -n -s -c
# op: Unknown awning hardhat luxurious &@ 59