---
name: "password-gorilla"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "password-gorilla"
version: "1.6.0~git20180203.228bbbb-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/password-gorilla"
---

# password-gorilla(1)

a password manager

## NAME

password-gorilla — a password manager

## SYNOPSIS

**password-gorilla**

## DESCRIPTION

The Password Gorilla helps you manage your logins. It stores all your  user names and passwords, along with login information and other  notes, in a securely encrypted file. A single "master password" is  used to protect the file. This way, you only need to remember the  single master password, instead of the many logins that you use.

If you want to log in to a service or Web site, the Password Gorilla  copies your user name and password to the clipboard, so that you can  easily paste it into your Web browser or other application. Because  the password does not appear on the screen, Password Gorilla is safe  to use in the presence of others.

The convenience of Password Gorilla allows you to choose different,  non-intuitive passwords for each service. An integrated random  password generator can provide one-time passwords, tunable to various  services' policies.

## FILES

The program creates a configuration file **.gorillarc** in the homedirectory of the user.

## REPORTING BUGS

Bugs can be reported through the Debian Bug Tracking System at http://bugs.debian.org.

## AUTHOR

Author of password-gorilla is Frank Pilhofer \<fp@fpx.de\>

This manual page was written by Patrick Schoenfeld \<schoenfeld@in-medias-res.com\> for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any  later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.