A command line password generator written in Go. It can generate a password or passphrase and allows basic output customization.
go install github.com/Zedran/pw@latest
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-E |
Calculate entropy for password with selected parameters and exit |
-h |
Display help |
-l |
Specify the desired number of elements (default 6) |
-m |
Specify generation mode (default c) |
-n |
Do not print LF at the end of the generated string |
An argument for the -m flag.
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
c |
Generates password (characters) |
w |
Generates passphrase (words) |
Password consists of individual, random characters.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-e |
Exclude the specified characters from charset (default none) |
-i |
Include the following character groups into the charset (default Aans) |
A- upper case lettersa- lower case lettersn- numberss- symbols
Passphrase consists of a number of random words.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-f |
Select word list file |
-s |
Separate the generated words with the specified string (default space) |
- one, lower case word per line
LFline endings- no
LFat the end of the file
# Generate password of length 15
pw -m c -l 15
# Include upper case letters, lower case letters and numbers
pw -m c -i Aan
# Exclude space and '$' sign from the charset
pw -m c -i Aans -e \ \$
# Generate a passphrase of default length using the default word list
pw -m w
# Separate words with '_'
pw -m w -s _
# Separate words with '--'
pw -m w -s --Refer to NOTICE.md.
This software is available under MIT license.