A lightweight, secure, and customizable password and words generator for command-line enthusiasts.

• Generate cryptographically secure passwords using /dev/urandom
• Password generated direct on your clippboard (Ctrl+C) - look dependencies
• Blazing fast execution
• Customizable password length and complexity
• Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, WSL2)
• Copy to clipboard functionality (where available)
• Short history local on .gitignore

git clone https://github.com/mateuscomh/shellpass.git
cd shellpass
chmod +x shellpass.sh

sudo cp shellpass.sh /usr/local/bin/shellpass

Basic password generation: To generate a default password, run and set quantity and complexity of password:

$ ./shellpass.sh

To generate a password with specific length (ex: 20 chars):

$ ./shellpass.sh 20

To show the help menu with all available options:

$ ./shellpass.sh -h

For quick access, add this alias to your shell configuration file (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc.):

$ alias passgen='~/path/to/shellpass.sh'

Contributions to this project are welcome. If you have any suggestions, bug fixes, or improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Made with ❤️ by Matheus Martins