               pa
    a simple password manager
     https://passwordass.org

features - encryption implemented using age[1] - automatic key generation - automatic git tracking - multiple identity/recipient support - written in portable posix shell - simple to extend - only ~200 lines of code - pronounced "pah" - as in "papa"

dependencies - age - age-keygen - git (optional)

usage pa a simple password manager

commands:
  [a]dd  [name] - Add a password entry.
  [d]el  [name] - Delete a password entry.
  [e]dit [name] - Edit a password entry with vi.
  [g]it  [cmd]  - Run git command in the password dir.
  [l]ist [cat]  - List all entries in a category.
  [s]how [name] - Show password for an entry.
  [m]ove [src] [name] - Rename a password entry.

env vars:
  data directory:   export PA_DIR=~/.local/share/pa/passwords
  password length:  export PA_LENGTH=50
  password pattern: export PA_PATTERN=A-Za-z0-9-_
  disable tracking: export PA_NOGIT=

command examples $ pa add test generate a password? [y/N]: y saved 'test' to the store.

$ pa list
test

$ pa show test
vJwKuEBtxBVvdR-xppTdfofIei0oLlkoSK4OCSP2bMEBsP6ahM

$ pa edit test
<opens $EDITOR or vi>

$ pa mv test example

$ pa del example
delete password 'example'? [y/N]: y

$ pa git log --oneline
bbe85dc (HEAD -> main) delete 'example'
c7f76d7 move 'test' to 'example'
b597c04 edit 'test'
cba20cc add 'test'
ef76f7e initial commit

faq > how does this differ from pass, passage, etc?

  pa is smaller. simpler. cleaner. plainer.
  harder. better. faster. stronger.
  more than ever, hour after hour
  work is never over

> is pa secure?

  if you would like to understand the
  security characteristics of pa, please
  read my blog post[2], and my explanation[3].

> why u make this?

  see [2].

> where are my keys?

  probably the default locations:
    ~/.local/share/pa/identities
    ~/.local/share/pa/recipients

> where are my passwords?

  probably the default location:
    ~/.local/share/pa/passwords

credits - pa was originally forked from pash[4] by dylanaraps[5] - age[1] is a project by Filippo Valsorda[6]

refs [1]: https://age-encryption.org [2]: https://j3s.sh/thought/storing-passwords-with-age.html [3]: https://github.com/biox/pa/issues/10#issuecomment-1369225383 [4]: https://github.com/dylanaraps/pash [5]: https://github.com/dylanaraps [6]: https://filippo.io

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