--- mkpwd.1.orig 2012-08-02 10:22:13.000000000 -0500 +++ mkpwd.1 2015-08-31 18:06:34.000000000 -0400 @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ] .SH INTRODUCTION .B mkpwd -prints a randomly generated password to stdout. If +prints a randomly generated password to stdout. If .B count is provided, mkpwd will generate count-numbers of passwords and print them to stdout. @@ -31,31 +31,31 @@ .B \-\-help Print out short help and exit. All other options are ignored. .TP -.B \-\-min length +.B \-\-n length .B length must be an integer number. mkpwd will only generate passwords with the given minimum length. .TP -.B \-\-max length +.B \-m length .B length must be an integer number. mkpwd will only generate passwords with the given maximum length. .TP -.B \-\-uppercase +.B \-u generate password with uppercase characters. This only affects characters of the US-alphabet. .TP -.B \-\-lowercase +.B \-l generate password with lowercase characters. This only affects characters of the US-alphabet. .TP -.B \-\-crypt salt +.B \-c salt .B salt must be a string of two characters. Every generated password is passed to the crypt()-function and the result is printed right after the password itself. Please read the manpage of crypt(3) for more information. .TP -.B \-\-type X +.B \-t X .B X must be an integer value between 1 and 7. It specifies the way passwords are created. The following types are defined: @@ -75,23 +75,23 @@ .sp The standard type is 1 (complex). If you use the type "alphanum-readable" -the password is build of the characters [A-Z] and [a-z]. There is a 10% +the password is build of the characters [A-Z] and [a-z]. There is a 10% chance per character for it to become a number [0-9]. The type "alpha-readable" is the same execpt that no numbers get used. Both types try to generate a readable password. This is implemented by alternatingly using a consonant and a vocal character. .SH NOTICE -The gnu getopt() is really anoying. The arguments to options must be +The gnu getopt() is really anoying. The arguments to options must be supplied by a equal-sign. You can not use something like "--crypt SA". Use "--crypt=SA" instead. This is a strange behavior of getopt() while processing arguments which may have an argument. .SH EXAMPLE -The following generates 10 passwords consisting only of lowercase +The following generates 10 passwords consisting only of lowercase alphabetic characters: - mkpwd --lowercase --type 3 10 + mkpwd -l -t 3 10 .SH AUTHOR (c) 1999-2002 by Oliver Schroeder @@ -99,4 +99,3 @@ .B mkpwd stands under a BSD like license. See the copyright notice in the source file for more information. -