Copy a secure password to the clipboard

copypass.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Copies a secure password to the clipboard.
# Licensed under the Expat license:
: <<LICENSE
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debug=false

if (($# == 0)); then
	flags='-sy'
	length='128'
elif (($# == 1)); then
	flags='-sy'
	length=$1
elif (($# >= 2)); then
	flags=$1
	length=$2
fi

# If $debug == null || $debug is undefined, debug=false
debug=${debug:-"false"}

if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
	echo "$flags" "$length"
fi

# Cut the trailing newline because some sites hate that.
# (Most wouldn't want it in their password anyway.)
pwgen "$flags" "$length" | tr -d '\n' | xsel -ib