Write

To write a secret to a path on SecretHub, you can use the write command:

secrethub write [options] <path>

This automatically encrypts your secret and writes it to a new version at the path you provide.

Depending on how you configure the command, it reads the secret from the following inputs:

1. If the --clip flag is provided, it reads from the clipboard.
2. If input is piped, it reads from stdin, e.g. echo "hello world" | secrethub write path/to/secret
3. If no other input is given, it aks you to type in the secret value. Prompting for input normally ends after pressing ENTER. If the --multiline flag is used, input continues until an EOF is reached (see flag details).

Arguments

<path> (string)

The path to write the secret to. Note that secrets are append only, so write always creates a new version of a secret.

Flags

-c, --clip (boolean)

Use clipboard content as input. This can be useful when copy-pasting a value from a graphical user interface.

--no-trim (boolean)

Do not trim leading and trailing whitespace in the secret. Use this when you want to preserve the original content of the secret, regardless of whether your system adds a newline to the input (as is common on e.g. Posix systems).

-m, --multiline (boolean) new in v0.31.0

Prompt for multiple lines of input, until an EOF is reached. On Linux/Mac, press CTRL-D to end input. On Windows, press CTRL-Z and then ENTER to end input. If this flag is used, typed input is shown to the user. If multiline input should be hidden, please use a different input option (e.g. pipe input to stdin, use the --in-file, or use the --clip flag).

-i, --in-file (string)

Use the contents of this file as the value of the secret.