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pwqgen — Generate a random passphrase. More information: <https://manned.org/pwqgen>.

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Problem

How to use the pwqgen command: Generate a random passphrase. More information: <https://manned.org/pwqgen>.

Solution

pwqgen — Generate a random passphrase. More information: <https://manned.org/pwqgen>.

Generate a passphrase:
pwqgen


Generate a passphrase with a specific bit size between 24 and 136:
pwqgen random={{bitsize}}


Use a config file to control password generation:
pwqgen config={{path/to/config_file}}


Display help:
pwqgen {{[-h|--help]}}


Display version:
pwqgen --version

Code Snippets

Generate a passphrase

pwqgen

Generate a passphrase with a specific bit size between 24 and 136

pwqgen random={{bitsize}}

Use a config file to control password generation

pwqgen config={{path/to/config_file}}

Display help

pwqgen {{[-h|--help]}}

Display version

pwqgen --version

Context

tldr-pages: common/pwqgen

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