On 19/6/20 12:51 am, John Franklin wrote:
> On Jun 18, 2020, at 02:46, [email protected] wrote:
>> Is there an equivalent to the -m flag of `pass insert` for `pass
>> generate`? Essentially 100% of the time I want to store my username next
>> to the password in the file, and have to do `pass generate
>> my/password/file` then `pass edit my/password/file`,
>>
> That sounds like it should be an easy patch, and makes a lot of sense, too.  
> While we’re at it, are there other flags in insert and generate that could be 
> made common between the two?

In keeping with the Unix philosophy, I'd prefer a `pass new` subcommand
that just generates a new password to stdout:


new [ --no-symbols, -n ] [pass-length]


That provides maximum flexibility, and can also be used outside pass.
For the OP's use case:


$ pass insert path/to/my/pass/db <<EOF
acct1 $(pass new 16)
acct2 $(pass new 22)
EOF


Best Regards,
Adrian


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