A TUI for pass, the standard Unix password manager
Project description
cpass: another console UI for pass
!DISCLAIMER!: This is still WIP. Before the version 1.0.0, I do not guarantee that this program will run mostly as intended (doesn't mean 1.0.0 will be perfect, either). Version 1.0.0 might break some of the backward compatibility.
It is recommended to back up your passwords or use git (by pass git init
) to manage the password store.
cpass
is an urwid based terminal user interface (TUI) for the standard unix password manager, pass.
cpass
tries to achieve a minimal, clean interface and utilizes vim-like keybinding. Also, thanks to the urwid module, mouse is supported quite well.
Features:
- Browse the local password store
- Preview folders and passwords
- Customizable: colors, key bindings and more
- Pass operations:
- add
- edit
- generate
- remove
- Copy passwords in various ways (also customizable)
- Search passwords in the current directory
Todo list:
- More pass operations, e.g., find, copy, move, rename, git, otp
- CLI arguments for more use cases, e.g. open in find mode, and close on copy.
Requirement
Make sure you are using a local password store created/compatible with pass
, which cpass
will look for in $PASSWORD_STORE_DIR
, otherwise in ~/.password_store/
.
pass
is required, although theoretically a pass
compatible client does not need pass
(e.g., qtpass can work with git
and gpg
).
However, pass
does a lot of things to assure the robustness and security of password management, there is no need to reinvent the wheels.
Install
-
As python package:
pip install --user cpass
-
Install with GNU Guix
The GuixRUs channel also provides
cpass
.After adding
GuixRUs
to your channels.scm, run the following two commands:guix pull guix install cpass
-
Clone the repo or download the single script file.
Usage:
Start cpass
For now, just run cpass
.
Some CLI arguments are in mind, but those are for future versions.
Keybindings
Basic navigation keybindings just work as in a lot of command line programs (like less
):
h
, j
, k
, l
, g
, G
, ctrl+d
, ctrl+u
, ctrl+f
, ctrl+b
, ctrl+n
, ctrl+p
For pass
related operations:
i
add a new password in current directorya
generate a new password in current directoryd
delete current password file or directory after user confirmse
edit current password in$EDITOR
z
toggle previewy
+y/a/[0-9]
copy contents in password ('0' to copy the 10th line)/
or?
will start a search (forward/backward)n
orN
go to next or previous search result
To-do ones (might change)
I
to add multi-line passwordA
to generate with more optionsr
rename the fileD
,Y
,P
remove, copy and paste files
Mouse
This is very intuitive.
- Scroll to navigate up and down in the current list.
- Left-click on the highlighted item will open it, otherwise will highlight it.
- Right-click will go to the parent folder.
Configuration
Configuration file: $XDG_CONFIG_DIR/cpass/cpass.cfg
, which falls back to $HOME/.config/cpass/cpass.cfg
if not found.
Example configuration file cpass.cfg has all available options set to the default value, with detailed comments.
This is an overview of what can be customized through the configuration file, for the complete list of options, see cpass.cfg:
[ui]
preview_layout = side/bottom/horizontal/vertical
[pass]
no_symbols = true/false
[keys]
down = j, down, ctrl n
up = k, up, ctrl p
[copy_fields]
login = l
[color]
normal = default, default
dir = light blue, default
[icon]
dir = " "
file = " "
Two sections, the keys
and color
, need some references:
- Key bindings in
keys
section:- For all actions available to bind, see the example configuration file.
- For the format to specify keys, see the urwid documentation.
- Colors in
color
section. The configuration is similar to (can be seen as) an urwid pallete consisting of multiple display attributes. In the example cpass.cfg I provided enough information to get started. If you want to know more:- See urwid documentation for definition of a pallete and a palette example.
- Also refer to documentation of the available color names and general information on display attributes.
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