To install pass

Ubuntu/Debian

sudo apt install pass

macOS

brew install pass

To reconnect an existing git password store repository

git clone [email protected]:nicholaswilde/pass.git ~/.password-store

To check git remote origin

pass git remote -v

To push local password history

pass git push -u --all

To initialize or update GPG encryption key

pass init <gpg_key_id>

To insert an encrypted multiline file

pass insert -fm gpg/revoke < file.txt

Or

pass insert -m sensitive/secret_answers < secret_answers.txt

To install pass-import extension

Debian/Ubuntu (using sudo)

curl -fsSL https://pkg.pujol.io/debian/gpgkey | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/pass-extension-import.gpg
echo 'deb [arch=amd64] https://pkg.pujol.io/debian/repo all main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pkg.pujol.io.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install pass-extension-import -y

To copy a password to clipboard over SSH (using OSC52 wrapper)

Step 1: Remove xclip if installed

sudo apt remove xclip

Step 2: Create a dummy xclip script at ~/.local/bin/xclip and paste

!/bin/bash¶

if [[ "$" == *"-o" ]]; then exit 0; fi cat | copy Step 3: Make executable

chmod +x ~/.local/bin/xclip

Step 4: Bypass DISPLAY checks by setting a dummy DISPLAY (add to ~/.bashrc)

export DISPLAY=:0

Step 5: Copy password

pass -c <path>