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+1 for `pass`. I wrote a handy Bash script [1] that lets me easily search my passwords without having an exact match (e.g., `fpass fin cap one` quickly finds my
by raamdev 9y ago
+1 for `pass`. I wrote a handy Bash script [1] that lets me easily search my passwords without having an exact match (e.g., `fpass fin cap one` quickly finds my password info for "Financial/CapitalOne.gpg"). It makes pulling up passwords so much easier as I only need to remember fragments of how I stored it instead of trying to remember exact folders and names using auto-complete to find the password.
I also use iTerm2's system-wide hotkey [2] to quickly show/hide a dedicated terminal window that I use for retrieving passwords.
I've been using this setup for years now and I absolutely love it. The only downside is no access from my phone, but I always have my laptop with me and I memorize passwords that I frequently use.
1. https://github.com/raamdev/bin/blob/master/fpass https://github.com/raamdev/bin/blob/master/fpass
2. https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/48805 https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/48805
- enzolovesbacon 9y agoOh my ZSH (http://ohmyz.sh/ http://ohmyz.sh/), if you use zsh of course, has autocomplete, so folders and GPG files are only a few tabs away.
- earenndil 9y agoDon't need omz for autocomplete, it's already there in zsh. I TBH don't really like omz. It feels bloated, and I don't really need anything else on top of the already-awesome zsh.
- nikital 9y ago> The only downside is no access from my phone. On Android, I use Password Store to sync my `pass` directory and use it from the phone. It a very high quality app, I had no issues after years of usage. https://github.com/zeapo/Android-Password-Store https://github.com/zeapo/Android-Password-Store
- JoshuaRLi 9y agoKeepass user here wanting to switch over to pass, this is exactly the missing piece of the puzzle I needed - thank you!
- pigpigs 9y agoI'm looking into using pass / keepass, any particular reason you are switching over to pass?
- JoshuaRLi 9y agoI think I'm currently in a minimalist phase; the KeePassX UI is too feature rich and cluttered and makes me want to configure everything but I don't want to manage that. If that's not a problem for you, KeePassX is definitely a solid password manager!
- tuxxy 9y agoInstead of hiding the window, why don't you look into using terminal colors to hide the password? That way the passwords aren't visible until you highlight them.
- jolmg 9y agoBetter to use the '-c' option to put the password in the clipboard and not display it in the terminal.
- fmariluis 9y ago> The only downside is no access from my phone For iOS: https://github.com/mssun/passforios https://github.com/mssun/passforios works really well and it's open source.