Pass: The Unix Password Manager Using GPG Encryption and Git
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Summary
Pass is a lightweight Unix password manager that follows Unix philosophy by storing passwords as GPG-encrypted files organized in a directory structure. Each password is stored in an encrypted file whose filename corresponds to the website or resource, allowing for easy management using standard command-line utilities. The tool provides commands for adding, editing, generating, and retrieving passwords, with all data stored in ~/.password-store and leveraging Git for version control.
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With pass, each password lives inside of a gpg encrypted file whose filename is the title of the website or resource that requires the password
These encrypted files may be organized into meaningful folder hierarchies, copied from computer to computer, and, in general, manipulated using standard command line file management utilities
All passwords live in ~/.password-store, and pass provides some nice commands for adding, editing, generating
Pass is the standard unix password manager, a lightweight password manager that uses GPG and Git for Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X.
