---
name: "otpclient-cli"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "otpclient-cli"
version: "4.0.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/otpclient-cli"
---

# otpclient-cli(1)

command-line for OTPClient

## NAME

**OTPClient-CLI** - command-line for OTPClient

## SYNOPSIS

```
otpclient-cli [OPTIONS]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**OTPClient-CLI is simplified version of OTPClient.**

## OPTIONS

**Help Options:**

- **-h, --help**

  **Show help options.**

- **--help-all**

  **Show all help options.**

- **--help-gapplication**

  **Show GApplication options.**

**GApplication Options:**

- **--gapplication-service**

  **Enter GApplication service mode (use from D-Bus service files)**

**Application Options:**

- **-d, --database**

  **(optional) path to the database. Default value is taken from otpclient.cfg**

- **-s, --show**

  **Show a token for a given account.**

- **-a, --account**

  **Account name (to be used with --show, mandatory)**

- **-i, --issuer**

  **Issuer (to be used with --show, optional)**

- **-m, --match-exact**

  **Match exactly the provided account/issuer (to be used with --show, optional)**

- **-n, --show-next**

  **Show also next OTP (to be used with --show, optional)**

- **-l, --list**

  **List all accounts and issuers for a given database.**

- **--import**

  **Import a database.**

- **--export**

  **Export a database.**

- **-t, --type**

  **The import/export type for the database (to be used with --import/--export, mandatory). Must be either one of: andotp\_plain, andotp\_encrypted, aegis\_plain, aegis\_encrypted, authpro\_plain, authpro\_encrypted, twofas\_plain, twofas\_encrypted, freeotpplus\_plain**

- **-f, --file**

  **File to import (to be used with --import, mandatory).**

- **-o, --output-dir**

  **The output directory (defaults to the user's home. To be used with --export, optional)**

- **-v, --version**

  **Show the program version.**

## USAGE

**otpclient-cli \[option 1\] \[option 2\] ...**

## NOTES

**For other information and tutorials, see:**

- •

  **https://github.com/paolostivanin/OTPClient/wiki**

## AUTHOR

**OTPClient-CLI was written by Paolo Stivanin.**

**This manual page was written by Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro for the Debian project (but may be used by others).**