keydex_open.md

keydex open

Open the entry editor for a reference.

Synopsis

Open the entry editor for a reference.

Reads a 'reference' from the database at 'file' and opens the editor there. If no reference is passed, it opens the editor.

The 'file' is the the path to the *.kdbx database. It can be passed either as an argument or via the KEYDEX_DATABASE environment variable. The 'reference' can be passed as last argument; if the reference is missing, it opens the editor. Use the 'list' command to get a list of all the references in the database.

See "Examples" for more details.

keydex open [file] [reference] [flags]

Examples

  # Opens the "github" entry in the "coding" group in the "test" database at test.kdbx
  keydex open test.kdbx /test/coding/github

  # Open the editor for the test.kdbx database
  keydex open test.kdbx

  # Or with environment variables
  export KEYDEX_PASSPHRASE=${MY_SECRET_PHRASE}
  export KEYDEX_DATABASE=test.kdbx
  keydex open

Options

  -h, --help         help for open
  -k, --key string   path to the key file to unlock the database
      --read-only    open keydex in read-only mode

SEE ALSO

• keydex - Manage KeePass databases from your terminal.