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Here's info on pass: https://www.passwordstore.org

I would like to pass the passphrase key at the command line

echo <passphrase key> | pass show docker-credential-helpers/docker-pass- initialized-check
gpg: cancelled by user
gpg: decryption failed: No secret key

How do I pass the passphrase key to pass ?

If I issue the following command

pass show docker-credential-helpers/docker-pass- initialized-check

It prompts me to enter the which I do and it work but I want to automate that so that I don't have to wait for the prompt.

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  • Hi, I'm facing the same problem and the answer below is not wokring for me. Because question was ask ~2 years ago, maybe someone would be so nice and share a different solution?
    – PastorPL
    Commented Jan 26, 2022 at 12:02

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It's not a good idea to do this as your passphrase is now available in clear text for anyone to see which can compromise all your password. With that said - try editing gpg.conf (on linux it is usually ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf) and add a line with batch to it.

Options for GnuPG

batch

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  • sorry could you explain a little more? So are you stating that I should add the word "batch" to the ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf file? What would batch do to the file?
    – Lacer
    Commented Apr 12, 2019 at 21:09
  • The pass phrase is to open gpg to decrypt the pass store. The default got gpg is interactive where it will be masked Batch should allow you to echo it in.
    – user103944
    Commented Apr 13, 2019 at 15:11

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