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authorStef Walter <stefw@gnome.org>2012-08-08 10:40:30 +0200
committerStef Walter <stefw@gnome.org>2012-08-16 11:13:10 +0200
commit152371b3e465d31fccee125dea56f8f765616017 (patch)
treece04170b8a53d38c7990b86f24822af6494901ac /docs
parent053ecbd8f70676c76cd0cfc5648256ccae27a1e8 (diff)
downloadlibsecret-152371b3e465d31fccee125dea56f8f765616017.tar.gz
secret-tool: Add a manual page
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=681434
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-rw-r--r--docs/Makefile.am4
-rw-r--r--docs/man/Makefile.am19
-rw-r--r--docs/man/secret-tool.xml132
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diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index cac25f2..19f6265 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
SUBDIRS = reference
+
+if WITH_MANPAGES
+SUBDIRS += man
+endif
diff --git a/docs/man/Makefile.am b/docs/man/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66bcfd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/man/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+XSLTPROC_FLAGS = \
+ --nonet \
+ --stringparam man.output.quietly 1 \
+ --stringparam funcsynopsis.style ansi \
+ --stringparam man.th.extra1.suppress 1 \
+ --stringparam man.authors.section.enabled 0 \
+ --stringparam man.copyright.section.enabled 0
+
+.xml.1:
+ $(AM_V_GEN) $(XSLTPROC) $(XSLTPROC_FLAGS) http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/manpages/docbook.xsl $<
+
+man_MANS = \
+ secret-tool.1
+
+xml_files = $(man_MANS:.1=.xml)
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(xml_files)
+
+DISTCLEANFILES = $(man_MANS)
diff --git a/docs/man/secret-tool.xml b/docs/man/secret-tool.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..452db63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/man/secret-tool.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<refentry id="secret-tool">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>secret-tool</title>
+ <productname>XDG</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Maintainer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Stef</firstname>
+ <surname>Walter</surname>
+ <email>stefw@gnome.org</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>secret-tool</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>secret-tool</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Store and retrieve passwords</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>secret-tool store <arg choice="plain">--label='Label'</arg> <arg choice="req">attribute</arg> <arg choice="req">value</arg> ...</command>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>secret-tool lookup <arg choice="req">attribute</arg> <arg choice="req">value</arg> ...</command>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>secret-tool clear <arg choice="req">attribute</arg> <arg choice="req">value</arg> ...</command>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><command>secret-tool</command> is a command line tool that
+ can be used to store and retrieve passwords.</para>
+
+ <para>Each password is stored in an item. Items are uniquely
+ identified by a set of attribute keys and values. When storing
+ a password you must specify unique pairs of attributes names
+ and values, and when looking up a password you provide the same
+ attribute name and value pairs.</para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Store</title>
+
+ <para>To store a password run <command>secret-tool</command>
+ with the <arg choice="plain">store</arg> argument. You must
+ also specify a label for the passward with the
+ <arg choice="plain">--label</arg> argument. This label will be
+ displayed in the password manager.</para>
+
+ <para>Make sure to pass a unique set of attributes names and
+ values when storing a password. If the attributes match an
+ already existing item, it will be updated instead of creating
+ a new item.</para>
+
+ <para>If invoked from a terminal or tty, then the password to store
+ will be prompted for and only one line will be accepted.</para>
+
+ <para>A password to store can also be piped in via stdin. The
+ password will be the contents of stdin until EOF. If you provide
+ a newline via stdin it will be stored as part of the password.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Lookup</title>
+
+ <para>To lookup a password run <command>secret-tool</command>
+ with the <arg choice="plain">lookup</arg> argument. Specify the
+ same same attribute names and value pairs that you passed when
+ storing the password.</para>
+
+ <para>If multiple items match the attribute provided, then the
+ first password that is already unlocked will be returned. If
+ necessary an item will be unlocked.</para>
+
+ <para>When printing the password to a terminal or tty, an extra
+ newline will be added after the password.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Clear</title>
+
+ <para>To remove a password run <command>secret-tool</command>
+ with the <arg choice="plain">clear</arg> argument. Specify the
+ same attirbute name and value pairs that you passed when
+ storing the password.</para>
+
+ <para>All unlocked items that match the attributes will be
+ removed.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exit status</title>
+
+ <para>On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+ <example>
+ <title>Storing, retrieving, and clearing a password</title>
+<programlisting>
+$ secret-tool store --label='My password' key1 value1 key2 value2
+Password: My password
+</programlisting>
+<programlisting>
+$ secret-tool lookup key1 value1 key2 value2
+My password
+</programlisting>
+<programlisting>
+$ secret-tool clear key1 value1 key2 value2
+</programlisting>
+ </example>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>