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.. and now the password is stored unencrypted in your bash history.

• aftbit 2y ago
  That's a feature, not a bug. :P Alright if you prefer: read PW; sleep 3; xdotool type "$PW" Or if it's already on your clipboard: sleep 3; xdotool type "$(xclip -o)"
• mmh0000 2y ago
  Use the `read` method the other poster said, or ensure HISTCONTROL is set and then prepend a space to commands that contain secrets. $ export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth $ echo 'supersecret' | whatever
• bombela 2y ago
  Prefix any command with a space and bash won't append to the history.
  • gruturo 2y ago
    Careful that's only true if you set HISTCONTROL to "ignorespace" or "ignoreboth".
    • bombela 2y ago
      Which seems the default in my anecdotal experience on debian/Ubuntu. It is also the default on fish shell in the same anecdotal experience.