pwg.1

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.Dd November 23, 2023
.Dt PWG 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pwg
.Nd password generator
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl an
.Op Fl w Ar wordlist
.Op Ar length
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
generates a random string of characters or a diceware-style passphrase
using a word list, a file with one word per line.
The random properties are the ones provided by the operating system'
.Pa /dev/urandom
device.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl a
Use only alphanumeric characters.
.It Fl n
Use only numbers.
.It Fl w Ar wordlist
Generate a passphrase from a the given
.Ar wordlist
instead of a random string of characters.
.El
.Pp
If no
.Ar length
is given, an appropriate one is used.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh EXAMPLES
Generate a passphrase using the EFF
.Dq large
wordlist:
.Bd -literal
$ ftp \-o\- https://www.eff.org/files/2016/07/18/eff_large_wordlist.txt \e
	| awk '{print $2}' >~/wordlist
$ pwg \-w ~/wordlist
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.Ed
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
utility was written by
.An Omar Polo Aq Mt op@omarpolo.com .