passwdgen(1) - Linux man page

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Description

passwdGen is a utility useful to system administrators and end-users who, for security reasons, wish to generate random passwords based on their criteria

Required Options

At least one of the following options must be used:

-a, --lowercase

include lowercase alphabetical characters in the generated password.

-A, --uppercase

include uppercase alphabetical characters in the generated password.

-1, --numeric

include numeric characters in the generated password.

-@, --misc

include misc ASCII characters.

Other Options

--min=number

Specify the minimum length of the generated password. Defaults to 6.

--max=number

Specify the maximum length of the generated password. Defaults to 8.

--length=number

Specify a fixed length for the generated password.

-p, --pronounceable

Generate pronounceable passwords.

-l, --lefthand

Generate a password that can be typed entirely with your left hand.

-r, --righthand

Generate a password that can be typed entirely with your right hand.

--alternate

Generate a password that alternates between left-hand characters and right-hand characters.

-q, --quiet

Output only the password, this is useful for frontends or scripts to use.

--version

Display version information and exit.

--help

Display command-line summary and exit.

Author

Denis Lemire
5013 48 Street
Beaumont, AB T4X 1H7
Canada

Mail bugs and suggestions to: denis@lemire.com