NAME

       pwsafe - Secure Password Manager

SYNOPSIS

       pwsafe [-g config-file ] [-u user ] [ -h host ] [-r] [ database ]
       pwsafe -v database
       pwsafe [-e|-d] file
       pwsafe [-c|-s|-m]

DESCRIPTION

       pwsafe manages your passwords in a convenient yet secure manner.

OPTIONS

       -g     config-file  This  will  cause  the  specified  config-file  to  be  used  for loading and storing
              preferences, instead of the default pwsafe.cfg (see FILES ).

       -u     user This will cause the application to read  and  write  preferences  under  the  specified  user
              instead of under the login name.

       -h     host  This  will  cause  the  application to read and write preferences under the specified host ,
              instead of under the machine's name.

       -r     [database] This will open the  specified  database  in  read-only  mode.  If  a  database  is  not
              specified, then the application will prompt the user for a database, which will be opened in read-
              only mode.

       -v     database  This  will  validate  the  database  after the correct passphrase is entered, correcting
              internal inconsistencies as necessary. Mostly useful when working with databases written by  other
              applications.

       -c     This will start the application closed, that is, with no database, and without the initial opening
              dialog (To access a database, use the File menu).

       -s     This will start the application "silently", that is, minimized and with no database (unless one is
              specified).  When  the  application  is unminimized, the user is presented with the opening dialog
              box.  Note: This implicitly puts the application in the system tray.

       -m     This is the same as the -c option, with the addition that the application is started as minimized.

FILES

       ~/.pwsafe/pwsafe.cfg
              The application's preference file. Note that all security-related preferences are stored  as  part
              of the password database. This file only stores preferences pertaining to appearance, such as last
              size & location of the application's window, last files opened, etc.
       ~/.pwsafe/pwsafe.psafe3
              The  user's default password database. A different database may be specified via command line, the
              initial dialog box or the File->Open menu.

ENVIRONMENT

       PWS_PREFSDIR
              If set, pwsafe will look for the preference file in this directory rather than in ~/.pwsafe.

DIAGNOSTICS

       pwsafe Will issue error messages if the database is damaged. If this occurs, invoking pwsafe with the  -v
       option may help.

BUGS

       The -s , -c and -m options are currently unimplemented.

AUTHOR

       Rony Shapiro <ronys at sf dot net>

Linux                                               JULY 2010                                          PWSAFE(1)