## Command Line Arguments

Invoking Password Safe with no arguments will cause the application to prompt you for the combination of the last database that was opened, or for the combination of a new database if none was previously opened on your machine (e.g., the first time you use Password Safe). It is, however, possible to modify this by invoking Password Safe as follows:

- pwsafe database
  This will open the specified database file, instead of the last one opened.
- pwsafe -r database
  This will open the database in read-only mode.
- pwsafe -v database
  This will validate the database after the correct passphrase is entered, correcting internal inconsistencies as necessary. Mostly useful when working with databases written by other applications.
- pwsafe -e filename
  This will prompt the user for a passphrase, and encrypt the file with a key derived from the passphrase. Note: The file can be any file. The encrypted file will have the same name as the original file, with ".PSF" appended to it.
- pwsafe -d filename
  This will prompt the user for a passphrase, and decrypt the file with a key derived from the passphrase. Note: This will work only on files that were encrypted by invoking pwsafe with the '-e' option (see above).
- pwsafe -c
  This will start the application closed, that is, with no database, and without the initial opening dialog (To access a database, use the File menu).
- pwsafe -s
  This will start the application "silently", that is, minimized and with no database. When the application is unminimized, the user is presented with the opening dialog box (This option is meant for starting the application upon login, via a shortcut in the user's Startup folder).