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KEEPASSXC-CLI(1)	     General Commands Manual		KEEPASSXC-CLI(1)

NAME
     keepassxc-cli - command line interface for the KeePassXC password manager

SYNOPSIS
     keepassxc-cli command [options]

DESCRIPTION
     keepassxc-cli is the command line interface for the KeePassXC password man-
     ager.  It provides the ability to query and modify the entries of a KeePass
     database, directly from the command line.

COMMANDS
     add [options] <database> <entry>
	 Adds a new entry to a database. A password can  be  generated	(-g  op-
	 tion),  or a prompt can be displayed to input the password (-p option).
	 The same password generation options as  documented  for  the	generate
	 command can be used when the -g option is set.

     analyze [options] <database>
	 Analyzes  passwords  in  a  database  for weaknesses using offline HIBP
	 SHA-1 hash lookup.

     attachment-export	[options]  <database>  <entry>	<attachment_name>   <ex-
     port_file>
	 Exports  the content of an attachment to a specified file. Use --stdout
	 option to instead output the contents of the attachment to stdout.

     attachment-import	[options]  <database>  <entry>	<attachment_name>   <im-
     port_file>
	 Imports  the  attachment into an entry. An existing attachment with the
	 same name may be overwritten if the -f option is specified.

     attachment-rm <database> <entry> <attachment_name>
	 Removes the named attachment from an entry.

     clip [options] <database> <entry> [timeout]
	 Copies an attribute or the current TOTP (if the -t option is specified)
	 of a database entry to the clipboard. If no attribute name is specified
	 using the -a option, the password is copied. If multiple  entries  with
	 the  same  name  exist  in different groups, only the attribute for the
	 first one is copied. For copying the attribute of an entry  in  a  spe-
	 cific	group,	the group path to the entry should be specified as well,
	 instead of just the name. Optionally, a timeout in seconds can be spec-
	 ified to automatically clear the clipboard, the default timeout  is  10
	 seconds, set to 0 to disable.

     close
	 In interactive mode, closes the currently opened database (see open).

     db-create [options] <database>
	 Creates  a new database with a password and/or a key file. The key file
	 will be created if the file that is referred to does not exist. If both
	 the key file and password are empty, no database will be created.

     db-edit [options] <database>
	 Edits a database. When setting a key file, the key file will be created
	 if the file that is referred to does not exist.

     db-info [options] <database>
	 Show a database's information.

     diceware [options]
	 Generates a random diceware passphrase.

     edit [options] <database> <entry>
	 Edits a database entry. A password can be generated (-g option),  or  a
	 prompt  can  be  displayed  to input the password (-p option). The same
	 password generation options as documented for the generate command  can
	 be used when the -g option is set.

     estimate [options] [password]
	 Estimates  the  entropy  of a password. The password to estimate can be
	 provided as a positional argument, or using the standard input.

     exit
	 Exits interactive mode. Synonymous with quit.

     export [options] <database>
	 Exports the content of a database to standard output in  the  specified
	 format (defaults to XML).

     generate [options]
	 Generates a random password.

     help [command]
	 Displays  a  list  of available commands, or detailed information about
	 the specified command.

     import [options] <xml> <database>
	 Imports the contents of an XML exported database to a new created data-
	 base with a password and/or key file. The key file will be  created  if
	 the  file  that is referred to does not exist. If both the key file and
	 password are empty, no database will be created. The new database  will
	 be in kdbx 4 format.

     ls [options] <database> [group]
	 Lists	the contents of a group in a database. If no group is specified,
	 it will default to the root group.

     merge [options] <database1> <database2>
	 Merges two databases together. The first database file is going  to  be
	 replaced by the result of the merge, for that reason it is advisable to
	 keep  a  backup of the two database files before attempting a merge. In
	 the case that both databases make use	of  the  same  credentials,  the
	 --same-credentials or -s option can be used.

     mkdir [options] <database> <group>
	 Adds a new group to a database.

     mv [options] <database> <entry> <group>
	 Moves an entry to a new group.

     open [options] <database>
	 Opens	the  given  database  in a shell-style interactive mode. This is
	 useful for performing multiple operations on a single database (e.g. ls
	 followed by show).

     quit
	 Exits interactive mode. Synonymous with exit.

     rm [options] <database> <entry>
	 Removes an entry from a database. If the database has	a  recycle  bin,
	 the  entry  will be moved there. If the entry is already in the recycle
	 bin, it will be removed permanently.

     rmdir [options] <database> <group>
	 Removes a group from a database. If the database has a recycle bin, the
	 group will be moved there. If the group is already in the recycle  bin,
	 it will be removed permanently.

     search [options] <database> <term>
	 Searches all entries that match a specific search term in a database.

     show [options] <database> <entry>
	 Shows the title, username, password, URL and notes of a database entry.
	 Can  also  show  the current TOTP. Regarding the occurrence of multiple
	 entries with the same name in different groups,  everything  stated  in
	 the clip command section also applies here.

OPTIONS
   General options
     --debug-info
	 Displays debugging information.

     -k, --key-file <path>
	 Specifies  a  path to a key file for unlocking the database. In a merge
	 operation this option, is used to specify the key  file  path	for  the
	 first database.

     --no-password
	 Deactivates the password key for the database.

     -y, --yubikey <slot[:serial]>
	 Specifies  a yubikey slot for unlocking the database. In a merge opera-
	 tion this option is used to specify the  YubiKey  slot  for  the  first
	 database.

     -q, --quiet <path>
	 Silences password prompt and other secondary outputs.

     -h, --help
	 Displays help information.

     -v, --version
	 Displays the program version.

   Merge options
     -d, --dry-run <path>
	 Prints  the  changes detected by the merge operation without making any
	 changes to the database.

     --key-file-from <path>
	 Sets the path of the key file for the second database.

     --no-password-from
	 Deactivates password key for the database to merge from.

     --yubikey-from <slot[:serial]>
	 YubiKey slot for the second database.

     -s, --same-credentials
	 Uses the same credentials for unlocking both databases.

   Add and edit options
     The same password generation options as documented for the generate command
     can be used with those 2 commands when the -g option is set.

     -u, --username <username>
	 Specifies the username of the entry.

     --url <url>
	 Specifies the URL of the entry.

     --notes <notes>
	 Specifies the notes of the entry.

     -p, --password-prompt
	 Uses a password prompt for the entry's password.

     -g, --generate
	 Generates a new password for the entry.

   Edit options
     -t, --title <title>
	 Specifies the title of the entry.

   Estimate options
     -a, --advanced
	 Performs advanced analysis on the password.

   Analyze options
     -H, --hibp <filename>
	 Checks if any passwords have been publicly leaked, by comparing against
	 the given list of password SHA-1 hashes, which must be in "Have I  Been
	 Pwned"      format.	  Such	    files     are     available     from
	 https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords; note that they are large, and so
	 this operation typically takes some time (minutes up to an hour or so).

     --okon <okon-cli path>
	 Use the specified okon-cli program to perform offline breach checks.
	 You can obtain okon-cli from https://github.com/stryku/okon. When using
	 this option, -H, --hibp must point to a post-processed okon file (e.g.
	 file.okon).

   Clip options
     -a, --attribute
	 Copies the specified attribute to the clipboard.  If  no  attribute  is
	 specified,  the  password  attribute  is  the default. For example, "-a
	 username" would copy the username to the clipboard. [Default: password]

     -t, --totp
	 Copies the current TOTP instead of the specified attribute to the clip-
	 board. Will report an error if no TOTP is configured for the entry.

     -b, --best
	 Try to find and copy to clipboard a unique entry matching the input  If
	 a unique matching entry is found it will be copied to the clipboard. If
	 multiple  entries  are  found they will be listed to refine the search.
	 (no clip performed)

   Db-create, Db-edit and Import options
     --set-key-file <path>
	 Set the key file for the database.

     -p, --set-password
	 Set a password for the database.

   Db-create, Import options
     -t, --decryption-time <time>
	 Target decryption time in MS for the database.

   Db-edit options
     --unset-password <path>
	 Removes the password for the database.

     --unset-key-file <path>
	 Removes the key file for the database.

   Show options
     -a, --attributes <attribute>...
	 Shows the named attributes. This option  can  be  specified  more  than
	 once,	with each attribute shown one-per-line in the given order. If no
	 attributes are specified and -t is not specified, a summary of the  de-
	 fault	attributes  is	given. Protected attributes will be displayed in
	 clear text if specified explicitly by this option.

     --all
	 Show all the attributes of the entry.

     -s, --show-protected
	 Shows the protected attributes in clear text.

     --show-attachments
	 Shows the attachment names along with the size of the attachments.

     -t, --totp
	 Also shows the current TOTP, reporting an error if no TOTP  is  config-
	 ured for the entry.

   Diceware options
     -W, --words <count>
	 Sets  the  desired  number  of words for the generated passphrase. [De-
	 fault: 7]

     -w, --word-list <path>
	 Sets the Path of the wordlist for the diceware generator. The	wordlist
	 must  have  >	1000  words,  otherwise  the  program  will fail. If the
	 wordlist has < 4000 words a warning will  be  printed	to  STDERR.  Any
	 diceware-compatible  wordlist	can be used. Note however that KeePassXC
	 will NOT verify the PGP signature of signed wordlists.

   Export options
     -f, --format
	 Format to use when exporting. Available choices are  xml  or  csv.  De-
	 faults to xml.

   List options
     -R, --recursive
	 Recursively lists the elements of the group.

     -f, --flatten
	 Flattens  the output to single lines. When this option is enabled, sub-
	 groups and subentries will be displayed with a relative group path  in-
	 stead of indentation.

   Generate options
     -L, --length <length>
	 Sets the desired length for the generated password. [Default: 16]

     -l, --lower
	 Uses  lowercase  characters  for  the generated password. [Default: En-
	 abled]

     -U, --upper
	 Uses uppercase characters for the  generated  password.  [Default:  En-
	 abled]

     -n, --numeric
	 Uses numbers characters for the generated password. [Default: Enabled]

     -s, --special
	 Uses special characters for the generated password. [Default: Disabled]

     -e, --extended
	 Uses  extended  ASCII	characters for the generated password. [Default:
	 Disabled]

     -x, --exclude <chars>
	 Comma-separated list of characters to exclude from the generated  pass-
	 word. None is excluded by default.

     --exclude-similar
	 Exclude similar looking characters. [Default: Disabled]

     --every-group
	 Include characters from every selected group. [Default: Disabled]

NOTES
     Project homepage
	 https://keepassxc.org

     QuickStart Guide
	 https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_GettingStarted.html

     User Guide
	 https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_UserGuide.html

     Git repository
	 https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc.git

AUTHOR
     This   manual   page   was   originally   written	 by   Manolis	Agkopian
     m.agkopian@gmail.com.

REPORTING BUGS
     Bugs   and   feature   requests   can   be   reported    on    GitHub    at
     https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2016-2020 KeePassXC Team team@keepassxc.org

     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it un-
     der the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2 or ver-
     sion 3. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
     keepassxc(1)

AUTHOR
     KeePassXC Team

KeePassXC 2.7.6 		   2022-08-20			KEEPASSXC-CLI(1)

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