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Yeah I don't see the advantages of this compared to `pass` as well.

The whole source code of bash pass [1] is almost as long as a single header file [2] from this C++ software. Plus pass already handles backup... Minimalist heh.

[1] https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/tree/src/password-store...

[2] https://github.com/JFreegman/SpicyPass/blob/master/src/spicy...

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The pass source code you linked to is just a wrapper for the unix toolset (and has twice the byte count, not that it matters). Pass has a completely different crypto implementation and security model than SpicyPass. The two are not synonymous, either in features or UX. I elaborated on more of the differences between the two in a different reply to a similar comment.

tl;dr different strokes for different folks. I didn't write spicypass with the intent of replacing pass.

> just a wrapper for the unix toolset

Yeah, that's the point of using Unix, and why pass is great for that.

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