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How to retreive password from keyring in shell/bash?

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Title says it all, how can I read a password from the gnome keyring using a bash script?

edited Aug 8 '12 at 19:52

asked Aug 8 '12 at 11:03

Marcus
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	I know you can do it through python but I donot know if it can be done through just bash launchpad.net/gkeyring – sagarchalise Aug 8 '12 at 11:16
	Thanks for the tip, but if it cannot be done by bash alone, I'd prefer something that is shipped with ubuntu in the repos. – Marcus Aug 8 '12 at 11:36
	Python is installed on every Ubuntu machine and cannot be removed without breaking the system, so it's a safe bet that any machine you encounter will already have it. – Scott Severance Aug 8 '12 at 23:13
	@Marcus You will require `python-gnomekeyring` module which can be installed from the repos. The link above is just a python single file script based on the module. – sagarchalise Aug 9 '12 at 5:09
	@Scott python is not the issue. Read first, type later. – Marcus Aug 9 '12 at 17:02

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