COTP(1)
π COTP β the manual page, but make it cute π
okay so welcome to COTP(1), bestie. it lives in the User Commands section of the manual, and it's about to become your whole personality. π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
cotp β a trustworthy, encrypted, command-line TOTP/HOTP authenticator app with import functionality. yes. that's the actual tagline. no cap.
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
cotp [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
okay so picture this: it's a trustworthy, encrypted, command-line TOTP/HOTP authenticator app with import functionality. that's the whole vibe. it does 2FA codes, it keeps them encrypted, and it runs in your terminal where it belongs. π
πΈ Commands:
addβ add a new OTP code β¨editβ edit an OTP code you already have βοΈlistβ list your codes πdeleteβ delete codes (rip bozo π)importβ import codes from other apps π₯exportβ export the cotp database π€extractβ copies the selected code into the clipboard πpasswdβ change the database password πhelpβ prints this message, or the help of whichever subcommand you point it at πββοΈ
β¨ OPTIONS β¨
--password-stdinβ fetch the password from standard input. so you can pipe it in instead of typing it, iykyk π§-d,--database-path <DATABASE_PATH>β set the database path. tell it where your database lives π-h,--helpβ print help π-V,--versionβ print version β
and that's the whole page, periodt. every flag, every command, all of it, nothing skipped, no gatekeeping. π
this page is from cotp 1.9.2, dated December 2024 β so if you're reading this in the future, bestie, go check if there's a newer one. π
go forth and 2FA responsibly, queen. π¦π
π¦ where this page comes from
- debian trixie: cotp 1.9.2-1+b3 Β· GPL-3.0-only
- ubuntu questing: cotp 1.9.2-1
- ubuntu resolute: cotp 1.9.7-1 Β· GPL-3.0-only
- ubuntu stonking: cotp 1.9.10-1 Β· GPL-3.0-only
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