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.\" Copyright (c) 2021 Stefan Kreutz <mail@skreutz.com>
.\"
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.Dd $Mdocdate: October 12 2021 $
.Dt JOTPASS 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm jotpass
.Nd Print readable random passwords
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm jotpass
.Op Fl v
.Op Fl a Ar alphabet
.Op Fl g Ar groups
.Op Fl w Ar width
.Op Fl s Ar separator
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility facilitates generating random passwords suitable for handwriting.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl v
Enable verbose mode.
Causes
.Nm
to print the entropy of the generated password to standard error.
.It Fl a Ar alphabet
Draw characters from the given
.Ar alphabet .
Defaults to alphanumeric ASCII characters, excluding 01klnuvIO
to improve legibility.
.It Fl g Ar groups
Set the number of
.Ar groups .
Defaults to 12.
.It Fl w Ar width
Set the
.Ar width
of the groups.
Defaults to 4 characters.
.It Fl s Ar separator
Set the group
.Ar separator
character.
Defaults to dash (-).
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std jotpass
.Sh EXAMPLES
Print a random password:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ jotpass
P6ji-4pRZ-Ze7m-q7Bp-Vpye-HCjr-hygF-6TwQ-oRJT-yx6p-SyMB-AwUm
.Ed
.Pp
Specify a custom format:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ jotpass -a 0123456789abcdef -g 8 -w 2 -s ' ' -v
49 1b 6e b0 e2 fc 16 b1
The generated password has an entropy of 64 bits.
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr jot 1 ,
.Xr arc4random 3
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Stefan Kreutz Aq Mt mail@skreutz.com
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