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[default]\n    -d|--delete\tDelete password from keychain.\n    -c|--custom\tSet custom service name in keychain.\n    -h|--help\tShow this help message.\n\nEXAMPLES\n    # set a custom service name password\n    ask_pass.sh -c \u003ccustom-service-name\u003e -s\n\n    # get a custom service name password\n    ask_pass.sh -c \u003ccustom-service-name\u003e -g\n\n    # delete a custom service name password\n    ask_pass.sh -c \u003ccustom-service-name\u003e -d\n\nNOTES\n    Set 'SUDO_ASKPASS=$(realpath \"$0\")' in your shell profile.\n    e.g., echo \"export SUDO_ASKPASS='$(realpath \"$0\")'\" \u003e\u003e ~/.bashrc\n\n    Can override the default service name by setting the env var 'ASKPASS_SERVICE_NAME'.\n    e.g., export ASKPASS_SERVICE_NAME='custom-service-name'\n```\n\n## Use with Ansible\n\n### Decrypt vault\n```bash\n# create a custom service name password\nexport ASKPASS_SERVICE_NAME='vault-pass'\naskpass -v -s   # set vault password\naskpass -v      # get vault password\n\n# create\nansible-vault create vault.yml\n\n# print\n# ! 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