This is a simple project that aims at allowing the user to create and copy a complex password at ease, instead of having to go through the process of google > website > button to generate > double click on field to select all > 2 buttons to copy. I understand that it is a seamless operation, but for me, I find it quite disruptive. I also understand that there are many packages that do just that, but I wanted to learn bash all the while. Feel free to collaborate as you wish! 🙂
You will notice that the password is not actually printed out, this is a security preference, preventing it from being visible or saved anywhere easily accessible in the system.
- After cloning the repo, cd into
bash-password-cp. - Run
chmod u+x run.sh - Run
sh ./run.sh <integer>whereby the integer is a number between 6 and 30 (exclusive) specifying the length of the password - Paste the password
You could also make it an alias in your command line. For example, if you're using zsh, you could run alias -g [alias-name]="/path/to/project/run.sh". Then you type [alias-name] 14.