tldr/pages/common/keepassxc-cli.md

keepassxc-cli

Command-line interface for KeepassXC. More information: https://manned.org/keepassxc-cli.

• Search entries:

keepassxc-cli search {{path/to/database_file}} {{name}}

• List the contents of a folder:

keepassxc-cli ls {{path/to/database_file}} {{/path/to/directory}}

• Add an entry with an auto-generated password:

keepassxc-cli add --generate {{path/to/database_file}} {{entry_name}}

• Delete an entry:

keepassxc-cli rm {{path/to/database_file}} {{entry_name}}

• Copy an entry's password to the clipboard:

keepassxc-cli clip {{path/to/database_file}} {{entry_name}}

• Copy a TOTP code to the clipboard:

keepassxc-cli clip --totp {{path/to/database_file}} {{entry_name}}

• Generate a passphrase with 7 words:

keepassxc-cli diceware --words {{7}}

• Generate a password with 16 printable ASCII characters:

keepassxc-cli generate --lower --upper --numeric --special --length {{16}}