Command-line tool

pass

brew/pass

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Password manager

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install pass

Linux

brew install pass

Initialize (or re-encrypt) the storage using one or more GPG IDs

pass init gpg_id_1 gpg_id_2 ...

Save a new password and additional information (press `<Ctrl d>` on a new line to complete)

pass insert -m path/to/data

Edit an entry

pass edit path/to/data

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