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Make password

Yutaka OIWA edited this page Nov 27, 2018 · 1 revision

make-password

usage: make-password [-v] [-H] [-U] [--json] format [count]

examples:

make-password -v   A:128
make-password      x8-x8
make-password      a10-d:112
make-password -vH  e:112     10
make-password -vH  -j5       10

Options:

  • -v (--verbose): show diagnostic messages, e.g. computed entropy of passphrases.

  • -H (--hint): show a readable hint along with generated passphrases.

  • -U: set character encoding of output to UTF-8, regardless of locale settings. Intended for embedded use-cases.

  • --json: output details of generated passphrases as a JSON-encoded data. Its format is described in Appendix. Intended for embedded use-cases.

  • format: specify style of passphrases/passwords, as described in Styles.

  • count (optional): specify number of passphrases to be generated. If omitted, 1 is assumed.

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