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.Dd April 4, 2022
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.Dt pw 1
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm pw
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.Nd Password generator
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.\" .Sh LIBRARY
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.\" For sections 2, 3, and 9 only.
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.\" Not used in OpenBSD.
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Fl h
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.Fl \-version
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.Nm
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.Op Fl d Ar minimum-amount
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.Op Fl l Ar minimum-amount
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.Op Fl u Ar minimum-amount
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.Op Fl s Ar minimum-amount
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.Op Fl S Ar set-of-symbols
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.Op Fl c Ar length
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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command generates a random password and prints it on the standard output.
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If no flags for specifying which characters are allowed are given,
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.Nm
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acts as if all had been specified, with minimum amounts of occurrences for all
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types being zero.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl h, \-help
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Print help text and exit.
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.It Fl \-version
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Print version info and exit.
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.It Fl d, \-digit
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Allow digits.
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An integer argument is expected, which should be zero or more, and indicates the
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minimum amount of digits to be included.
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.It Fl l, \-lower
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Allow lower case letters.
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An integer argument is expected, which should be zero or more, and indicates the
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minimum amount of lower case letters to be included.
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.It Fl u, \-upper
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Allow upper case letters.
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An integer argument is expected, which should be zero or more, and indicates the
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minimum amount of upper case letters to be included.
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.It Fl s, \-symbol
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Allow symbols and punctuation from the following list: _-=+<>,.!@#$%^&*.
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An integer argument is expected, which should be zero or more, and indicates the
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minimum amount of symbols to be included.
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.It Fl S, \-special Ar set-of-symbols
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Allow symbols from specified argument.
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For example, specifying
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.Fl S
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.Sq :-+@
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allows symbols :, -, + or @.
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The minimum amount will always be one when this option is given.
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.It Fl c, \-count Ar length
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Specify the password length.
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Default is 24 characters.
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.El
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.\" .Sh CONTEXT
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.\" For section 9 functions only.
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.\" .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
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.\" Not used in OpenBSD.
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.\" .Sh RETURN VALUES
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.\" For sections 2, 3, and 9 function return values only.
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.\" .Sh ENVIRONMENT
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.\" For sections 1, 6, 7, and 8 only.
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.\" .Sh FILES
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.\" For sections 1, 6, and 8 only.
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.Nm
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exits 0 on success, and 1 if an error occurs.
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.\" .Sh EXAMPLES
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.\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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.\" For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 printf/stderr messages only.
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.\" .Sh ERRORS
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.\" For sections 2, 3, 4, and 9 errno settings only.
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.\" .Sh SEE ALSO
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.\" .Xr foobar 1
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.\" .Sh STANDARDS
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.\" .Sh HISTORY
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.Sh AUTHORS
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Bob Polis
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.\" .Sh CAVEATS
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.\" .Sh BUGS
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.\" .Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
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.\" Not used in OpenBSD.
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