gopass/docs/commands/create.md

create command

The create command creates a new secret using a set of built-in or custom templates. It implements a wizard that guides inexperienced users through the secret creating.

The main design goal of this command was to guide users through the creation of a secret and asking for the necessary information to create a reasonable secret location.

Synopsis

gopass create
gopass create --store=foo

Modes of operation

• Create a new secret using a wizard

Templates

gopass create will look for files ending in .yml in the folder .gopass/create inside the selected store (by default the root store).

To add new templates to the wizard add templates to this folder.

Example:

$ cat $(gopass config mounts.path)/.gopass/create/aws.yml
---
priority: 5
name: "AWS"
prefix: "aws"
name_from:
  - "org"
  - "user"
welcome: "🧪 Creating AWS credentials"
attributes:
  - name: "org"
    type: "string"
    prompt: "Organization"
    min: 1
  - name: "user"
    type: "string"
    prompt: "User"
    min: 1
  - name: "password"
    type: "password" # hide input
    prompt: "Password"
    always_prompt: true # do not offer password generation, always ask
    charset: abcdefghijklmnop # generate password with this charset
  - name: "comment"
    type: "string"
    prompt: "Comments"

Flags

Flag	Aliases	Description
--store	-s	Select the store to use. Will be used to look up user templates.
--force	-f	For overwriting existing entries.
--print	-p	Print the password to STDOUT.