Password Generator CLI

A simple, powerful, and customizable command-line interface (CLI) tool for generating secure passwords. Built with Node.js.

Features

• Customizable Length: specific the length of password you want to generate.
• Numbers & Symbols: option to include or exclude numbers and symbols.
• Save to File: automatically append generated passwords to a password.txt file.
• Clipboard Support: generated password is automatically copied to your clipboard.

Installation

Ensure you have Node.js installed. Then, install the package globally:

#u sing npm: 
npm install  @phidvss55/password-generate

# using pnpm 
pnpm add @phidvss55/password-generate

# using yarn 
yarn add @phidvss55/password-generate

Usage

Run the tool from your terminal:

password-generate [options]

Options

| Option | Alias | Description | Default | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | --length <number> | -l | Length of the password | 8 | | --save | -s | Save password to password.txt | false | | --no-numbers | -nn | Remove numbers from password | false | | --no-symbols | -ns | Remove symbols from password | false | | --version | -V | Output the version number | | | --help | -h | Display help for command | |

Examples

Generate a default 8-character password:

password-generate

Generate a 20-character password:

password-generate -l 20

Generate a password with no symbols and save it to file:

password-generate -ns --save

Generate a 10-character password with letters only (no numbers, no symbols):

password-generate -l 10 -nn -ns

Programmatic Usage

You can also use this package in your own Node.js projects.

const createPassword = require('@phidvss55/password-generate');

// Generate a default 8-character password with numbers and symbols
const password = createPassword();
console.log(password); // e.g., "aB3$eR9@"

// Generate a customized password
// createPassword(length, hasNumbers, hasSymbols)
const customPassword = createPassword(20, false, false); 
console.log(customPassword); // e.g., "abcdefGHIJKLmnOPqrst"