# `insert` command

The `insert` command is used to manually set (insert, or change) a password in the store. It applies to either new or existing secrets.

## Synopsis

```
$ gopass insert entry
$ gopass insert entry key
```

## Modes of operation

* Create a new entry with a user-supplied password, e.g. a new site with a user-generated password or one picked from `gopass pwgen`: `gopass insert entry`
* Change an existing entry to a user-supplied password
* Create and change any field of a new or existing secret: `gopass insert entry key`
* Read data from STDIN and insert (or append) to a secret

Insert is similar in effect to `gopass edit` with the advantage of not displaying any content of the secret when changing a key.

Note: `insert` will not change anything but the `Password` field (using the `insert entry` invocation) or the specified key (using the `insert entry key` invocation).

## Flags

| Flag          | Aliases | Description                                                                                                            |
|---------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `--echo`      | `-e`    | Display the secret while typing (default: `false`)                                                                     |
| `--multiline` | `-m`    | Insert using `$EDITOR` (default: `false`). This identical to running `gopass edit entry`. All other flags are ignored. |
| `--force`     | `-f`    | Overwrite any existing value and do not prompt. (default: `false`)                                                     |
| `--append`    | `-a`    | Append to any existing data. Only applies if reading from STDIN. (default: `false`)                                    |