cpm(1)

NAME

cpm - Console Password Manager

SYNOPSIS

cpm [--config FILE] [--configtest] [--encoding] [--file FILE] [--help]
  [--key KEY] [--noencryption] [--readonly] [--security] [--testrun TYPE]
  [--version] [PATH]

DESCRIPTION

Keep a password database safe and encrypted.

--config, -c: configuration file to use [~/.cpmrc]

--configtest: verify the configuration file and exit

--debuglevel: debuglevel (0=off, 1 - 99)

--encoding, -e: the encoding in which keyboard input arrives [ISO-8859-1]

--environment: list the environment after cleanup

--file, -f: database file to use [~/.cpmdb]

--help, -h: display this help

--key: overwrite the default encryption keys and use this key instead; repeat for several keys

--noencryption: turn off file encryption WARNING: THIS IS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING ONLY!

--readonly, -r: open the database in read-only mode

--security, -s: run a security check and show the current security status

--testrun

run one of the testmodes

backup: run test on the backupfile creation

compress[1-6]: run compression test 1-6

decrypt: run test on the decryption code

encrypt: run test on the encryption code

environment: run test on the environment validation

garbage: run test on garbage input files

searchpattern: run test on the search patterns This only works when the application has been compiled with the compiler flag -DTEST_OPTION.

--version: display the version and exit

PATH: path to display the password for

KEYS

The following keys launch commands in the GUI of cpm:

* ^A: add a new node to the current node.

* ^D: delete the currently selected node and all its subnodes.

* ^E: edit the currently selected node.

* ^H: show the help screen.

* ^K: edit the currently used encryption keys.

* ^N: edit the name of the current level.

* ^O: edit the comment of the selected node.

* ^P: edit the current node and suggest a password.

* ^W: write the database to disk.

ENVIRONMENT

The following environment variables are used by the application:

* GNUPGHOME: If set directory used instead of "~/.gnupg".

* GPG_AGENT_INFO: Used to locate the gpg-agent

* HOME: Used to locate the default home directory.

* LANG: Used to determine the user's language.

* COLUMNS: Used to size some displays to the full size of the screen.

* LINES: Used to size some displays to the full size of the screen.

•: NCURSES_NO_UTF8_ACS Used to configure terminal behaviour with special charaters, see ncurses(3).

* TERMCAP: Terminal settings of the currently used terminal.

* TERM: Terminal settings of the currently used terminal.

All other variables are discarded at program startup.

IMPORT

The data import utilities are installed in /usr/share/cpm and the following formats can be imported:

•: csv

•: passwordsafe

•: pms

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

Contact: Harry Brueckner <[email protected]> Muenchener Strasse 12a 85253 Kleinberghofen Germany