NAME

pdb_diff - Export KeepassXC database to CSV and diff with vimdiff.

SYNOPSIS

pdb_diff [-h] filea fileb

DESCRIPTION

Manually syncing KeePassXC files between two devices is more secure than using a cloud storage for keeping it in sync automatically.

The packaged keepassxc-cli binary of the KeePassXC application on macOS supports exporting a KeePassXC database to a CSV file.

By using a diff tool, one can manually sync the database and then re-import on the second device.

The command creates two temporary files in the working directory of its execution. After exiting the diff tool, you’ll have to hit any key in order to proceed with cleaning them up.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

Prints help

filea

File A (left) which is exported and feeded to the diff tool.

fileb

File B (right) which is exported and feeded to the diff tool.

EXIT STATUS

0

successful execution

1

error while parsing command line arguments

126

The command is currently available on macOS platforms only.

Note: Pull requests are welcome to make this more platform agnostic.

127

no valid keepassxc-cli executable found

This may happen, if the application is not installed within /Applications.

Please check, if it is installed within ~/Applications/ and adjust the path in the pdb_diff command accordingly.

Note: Pull requests are welcome to make this more agnostic towards installation locations.

EXAMPLES

$ pdb_diff passwords-desktop.kdbx passwords-mobile.kdbx

SEE ALSO

vimdiff(1)