commit c1aae52bb7e1e929575bf049e0f9e5befd0cb69f parent 7daac0abdf6a7b9fc48195aceeb095a80d4b943a Author: Sean Enck <sean@ttypty.com> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 10:24:15 -0400 upfront note Diffstat:
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md @@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ keyring or command for password input over using a GPG key and uses a keepass da # usage +## upfront + +While `lb` uses a `.kdbx` formatted file that can be opened by a variety of tools, it is highly opinionated on how to store data in the database. Any +`.kdbx` used with `lb` should be managed by `lb` with a fallback ability to use other tools to alter the/view the file otherwise. Mainly lockbox itself +is using a common format so that it doesn't lock a user into a custom file format or dealing with gpg, age, etc. files and instead COULD be recovered +via other tooling if needed. + ## environment The following variables must be set to use `lb`