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@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ ensure that temporary files are created in \fI/dev/shm\fP in order to avoid writ
difficult-to-erase disk sectors. If \fI/dev/shm\fP is not accessible, fallback to
the ordinary \fITMPDIR\fP location, and print a warning.
.TP
-\fBgenerate\fP [ \fI--no-symbols\fP, \fI-n\fP ] [ \fI--clip\fP, \fI-c\fP ] [ \fI--in-place\fP, \fI-i\fP | \fI--force\fP, \fI-f\fP ] \fIpass-name pass-length\fP
+\fBgenerate\fP [ \fI--no-symbols\fP, \fI-n\fP ] [ \fI--clip\fP, \fI-c\fP ] [ \fI--in-place\fP, \fI-i\fP | \fI--force\fP, \fI-f\fP ] \fIpass-name [pass-length]\fP
Generate a new password using
.BR pwgen (1)
-of length \fIpass-length\fP and insert into \fIpass-name\fP. If \fI--no-symbols\fP or \fI-n\fP
+of length \fIpass-length\fP (or \fIPASSWORD_STORE_GENERATED_LENGTH\fP if unspecified)
+and insert into \fIpass-name\fP. If \fI--no-symbols\fP or \fI-n\fP
is specified, do not use any non-alphanumeric characters in the generated password.
If \fI--clip\fP or \fI-c\fP is specified, do not print the password but instead copy
it to the clipboard using
@@ -415,6 +416,10 @@ Specifies the number of seconds to wait before restoring the clipboard, by defau
.I PASSWORD_STORE_UMASK
Sets the umask of all files modified by pass, by default \fI077\fP.
.TP
+.I PASSWORD_STORE_GENERATED_LENGTH
+The default password length if the \fIpass-length\fP parameter to \fBgenerate\fP
+is unspecified.
+.TP
.I EDITOR
The location of the text editor used by \fBedit\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO