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Re: GNATS password management
From: |
Milan Zamazal |
Subject: |
Re: GNATS password management |
Date: |
29 Jun 2001 10:33:58 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.0.103 |
>>>>> "YS" == Yngve Svendsen <address@hidden> writes:
YS> At 23:36 27.06.2001 +0200, Milan Zamazal wrote:
YS> -n, --nocreate Don't create file; display results on stdout.
>> This option looks useless to me here.
YS> The rationale for this option is that people might then use it
YS> in more general contexts when they need to calculate an MD5 hash
YS> of a password for use in other applications than GNATS.
But it's implied (unlike in the case of gnats-passwd) by omitting the
output file on the command line.
>> I'd call it `gnats-passwd'.
YS> Yes, if that isn't too long?
It's not, with modern shell features like completion and aliases
intelligibility is preferred.
YS> We could use -C, --create for "create new file", and -c, --crypt
YS> for "force DES encryption".
That looks well to me.
Regards,
Milan Zamazal
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