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Name

keyring - Python-Keyring command-line utility

Synopsis

keyring [\,get|set|del\/] \,SERVICE USERNAME\/

Options

-h, --help Show the help message and exit.

-p KEYRING_PATH, --keyring-path=\,KEYRING_PATH\/ Specify path to the keyring backend to use.

-b KEYRING_BACKEND, --keyring-backend=\,KEYRING_BACKEND\/ Specify name of the keyring backend to use.

--list-backends List the available keyring backends and exit.

--disable Create a configuration file disabling keyring and exit.

Description

keyring provides a way to store, lookup and delete passwords in various backends supported by Python-Keyring. Usage example: 
$ keyring set service username
Password for \(aqusername\(aq in \(aqservice\(aq:
$ keyring get service username
password
How the \,SERVICE\/ and \,USERNAME\/ parameters are handled depends on the backend, with the default Secret Service backend they are stored as item lookup attributes.

See Also

  1. secret-tool(1)