From 35635d7afb78b83b850e56cd42f44e301fbb6437 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: michaelAndersonCampingWorld Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 05:07:09 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] apg: add page (#1013) * add page with examples for apg (advanced password generator) * edits per code review * spread the examples across more options than just -m and -M * expand abbreviations and add double curly brackets --- pages/common/apg.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pages/common/apg.md diff --git a/pages/common/apg.md b/pages/common/apg.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f9cd620556 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/apg.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# apg + +> Creates arbitrarily complex random passwords. + +- Create random passwords (default password length is 8): + +`apg` + +- Create a password with at least 1 symbol (S), 1 number (N), 1 uppercase (C), 1 lowercase (L): + +`apg -M SNCL` + +- Create a password with 16 characters: + +`apg -m {{16}}` + +- Create a password with maximum length of 16: + +`apg -x {{16}}` + +- Create a password that doesn't appear in a dictionary (the dictionary file has to be provided): + +`apg -r {{dictionary_file}}`