Install and use pass Unix-Philosofy password manager


To install the pass package 

# packagemanager-install-command pass
# for Debian-based Linux, for example:
apt install pass

Create a gpg key if you don't have one 

gpg --full-generate-key

List your keys KEYID in LONG format, to use it on pass 

gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
 
# output looks something like this:
 
/home/user/.gnupg/pubring.kbx
-----------------------------
sec   rsa4096/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 2020-01-01 [SC]
      BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
uid                 [ultimate] User <user@email>
ssb   rsa4096/CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 2020-01-01 [E]
 
# copy the text in your case for the placeholder of AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
# which is your secret gpg keyid

Once you copy the keyid, init the password store using: 

pass init "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
 
# !! put your keyid instead of AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


So, how to do stuff?


Insert a secret for mastodon.social (for example) 

pass insert mastodon.social
# or
pass insert SocialMedia/mastodon.social
# or just
pass insert Social/mastodon
# or whatever hierarchy you want

Print the secret using tab completion 

pass mastodon.social

Or just copy it on the main clipboard for 45 seconds 

pass -c mastodon.social


Enjoy!!