sgrgrsn / pw2clip

Generate strong passwords directly from your terminal to your clipboard

pw2clip

Generate strong passwords directly from your terminal to your clipboard, ready to paste in where you need it.

This little CLI is built on top of generate-password npm package, and you can configure it with the same options.

Install the package globally and type pw2clip in your terminal. You will now have a new strong password copied into your clipboard.

Install and configuring

npm install pw2clip -g

You will be asked a few questions about how you would like your passwords.

1. Would you like numbers in your passwords? (default is 16 characters)
2. Would you like symbols in your passwords? (default is yes)
3. Would you like uppercase letters in your passwords? (default is yes)
4. Would you like to exclude similar characters in your passwords? (default is yes)
5. If you want to exclude special characters from your passwords, then type them here: (default is '')
6. Would you like to include at least one character from each character type in your passwords? (default is yes)
7. Would you like to see the generated passwords in the console output (default is no)