pwsafe - Secure Password Manager
pwsafe [-g config-file ] [-u user ]
[ -h host ] [-r] [ database ]
pwsafe -v database
pwsafe [-e|-d] file
pwsafe [-c|-s|-m]
pwsafe manages your passwords in a convenient yet secure
manner.
- -g
- config-file This will cause the specified config-file to be used
for loading and storing preferences, instead of the default pwsafe.cfg
(see FILES ).
- -u
- user This will cause the application to read and write preferences
under the specified user instead of under the login name.
- -h
- host This will cause the application to read and write preferences
under the specified host , instead of under the machine's
name.
- -r
- [database] This will open the specified database in read-only mode.
If a database is not specified, then the application will prompt the user
for a database, which will be opened in read-only mode.
- -v
- database This will validate the database after the correct
passphrase is entered, correcting internal inconsistencies as necessary.
Mostly useful when working with databases written by other
applications.
- -c
- This will start the application closed, that is, with no database, and
without the initial opening dialog (To access a database, use the File
menu).
- -s
- This will start the application "silently", that is, minimized
and with no database (unless one is specified). When the application is
unminimized, the user is presented with the opening dialog box.
Note: This implicitly puts the application in the system tray.
- -m
- This is the same as the -c option, with the addition that the
application is started as minimized.
~/.pwsafe/pwsafe.cfg
The application's preference file. Note that all
security-related preferences are stored as part of the password database. This
file only stores preferences pertaining to appearance, such as last size &
location of the application's window, last files opened, etc.
~/.pwsafe/pwsafe.psafe3
The user's default password database. A different
database may be specified via command line, the initial dialog box or the
File->Open menu.
- PWS_PREFSDIR
- If set, pwsafe will look for the preference file in this directory
rather than in ~/.pwsafe.
pwsafe Will issue error messages if the database is
damaged. If this occurs, invoking pwsafe with the -v option
may help.
The -s , -c and -m options are currently
unimplemented.
Rony Shapiro <ronys at sf dot net>