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Once installed, use ``--help`` to list all available options::
$ diceware --help
usage: diceware [-h] [-n NUM] [-c | --no-caps] [-s NUM] [INFILE]
Create a passphrase
positional arguments:
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--no-caps Turn off capitalization.
-s NUM, --specials NUM
Insert NUM special chars into generated word.
-d DELIMITER, --delimiter DELIMITER
Separate words by DELIMITER. Empty string by default.
--version output version information and exit.
With ``-n`` you can tell how many words are supposed to be picked for
your new passphrase::
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Please note that several special chars might replace the same original
char, resulting in a passphrase with less special chars than requested.
With ``-d`` you can advise `diceware` to put a delimiter string
between the words generated::
$ diceware -d "_"
Wavy_Baden_400_Whelp_Quest_Macon
By default we use the empty string as delimiter, which is good for
copying via double click on Linux systems. But other delimiters might
make your passphrases more readable.
By default the single phrase words are capitalized, i.e. the first
char of each word is made uppercase. This does not neccessarily give
better security (1 bit at most), but it helps reading a phrase.
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