enpass-cli

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Published: Jan 26, 2026 License: MIT

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enpass-cli

A commandline utility for the Enpass password manager.

Installation

Go get yourself a compiled binary from the releases page.

CLI Usage

$ # set an alias to easily reuse
$ alias enp="enpasscli -vault=/my-vault-dir/ -sort"

$ # list anything containing 'twitter' (without password)
$ enp list twitter

$ # show passwords of 'enpass.com'
$ enp show enpass.com

$ # copy password of 'reddit.com' entry to clipboard
$ enp copy reddit.com

$ # print password of 'github.com' to stdout, useful for scripting
$ password=$(enp pass github.com)

$ # create a new entry
$ enp create -title="My Service" -login="user@example.com" -password="secret123" -url="https://example.com"

$ # edit an existing entry
$ enp edit github.com -password="newsecret"

$ # move an entry to trash
$ enp trash github.com

$ # restore an entry from trash
$ enp restore github.com

$ # permanently delete a trashed entry
$ enp delete github.com

Commands

Name Description
list FILTER List vault entries matching FILTER without password
show FILTER List vault entries matching FILTER with password
copy FILTER Copy the password of a vault entry matching FILTER to the clipboard
pass FILTER Print the password of a vault entry matching FILTER to stdout
create Create a new entry in the vault
edit FILTER Edit an existing entry matching FILTER
trash FILTER Move an entry matching FILTER to the trash
restore FILTER Restore an entry matching FILTER from the trash
delete FILTER Permanently delete a trashed entry matching FILTER
dryrun Opens the vault without reading anything from it
version Print the version
help Print the help text

Flags

Name Description
-vault=PATH Path to your Enpass vault
-keyfile=PATH Path to your Enpass vault keyfile
-type=TYPE The type of your card (password, ...)
-log=LEVEL The log level from debug (5) to error (1)
-nonInteractive Disable prompts and fail instead
-json Output as JSON to stdout
-pin Enable Quick Unlock using a PIN
-and Combines filters with AND instead of default OR
-sort Sort the output by title and username of the list and show command
-trashed Show trashed items in the list and show command
-clipboardPrimary Use primary X selection instead of clipboard for the copy command
-title=TITLE Title for create/edit commands
-login=LOGIN Login/username for create/edit commands
-password=PASSWORD Password for create/edit commands
-url=URL URL for create/edit commands
-notes=NOTES Notes for create/edit commands
-category=CATEGORY Category for create/edit commands (default: Login)
-force Skip confirmation prompts for trash/delete commands

Development

# to run it from code
% go run ./cmd/... -vault=foo list

# to build it yourself
% make build
% ./enpass-cli -vault=foo list

Testing Code

$ go test -v $(go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/)

Using the library

See the documentation on pkg.go.dev.

Directories

Path Synopsis
cmd
enpasscli command
pkg

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