kwallet-query - KDE Wallet command-line manipulation tool

kwallet-query OPTIONS wallet

kwallet-query comes in handy when shell scripts need to read or update the KDE Wallet.
It works by manipulating the entries displayed in the KDE Wallet Manager utility.
It’s only parameter is the walletname the tool should read or update.
The operation mode is specified by the options.

Optionen

-h,--help

Display a short help message

-l,--list-entries

List password entries. These are the folder names displayed in the KDE Wallet Manager utility. If the -f option is given, this will only display the subfolders of the specified folder.

-r,--read-password Entry

Read the contents of the given Entry from the Foldersection of the wallet and output it on the standard output. Maps are exported as JSON object.

-w,--write-password Entry

Write secrets to the given Entry under the Folder section of the given wallet. The secrets are read from the standard input. Maps take in input a well-formed JSON object. IMPORTANT previous wallet entry value will be overwritten by this option, so be careful when using it!

-f,--folder Folder

Set the wallet folder to Folder value. By default Passwords is used.

-v,--verbose

Output more information when performing the operation, to help debugging.

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