From: kittlish Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 18:21:19 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Update README.md X-Git-Url: https://git.nutra.tk/v2?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4d66490515c50fde77df2d09414e135fde1900e6;p=gamesguru%2Fffpass.git Update README.md Added some clarification to help people importing their passwords from places other than Google Chrome, before needing to check the troubleshooting section. --- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 31ccb63..498e245 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -72,9 +72,17 @@ By default, it works with the passwords exported from Google Chrome. -h, --help show this help message and exit -f FROM_FILE, --from FROM_FILE -d DIRECTORY, --directory DIRECTORY, --dir DIRECTORY - Firefox profile directory + [Firefox profile directory](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile) -v, --verbose +### Formatting + +For CSV files not exported from Google Chrome, take these formatting rules into consideration: + + 1. The CSV must have the headers "url", "username", and "password". Any other columns will be safely ignored. + 2. The url must be formatted to include all prefixes ("http://", "https://", etc), or ffpass will not be able to read them correctly. + 3. ffpass does not care if the CSV has quotes around fields, even if some fields have them and others don't. + ## Transfer from Google Chrome to Firefox Now, Firefox can more accurately import logins saved in Chrome/Chromium on Windows and macOS (including timestamps, deduping, http auth. logins, etc.) so you don't need to use this tool on those operating systems. See File > Import from Another Browser… in Firefox to import. @@ -165,7 +173,7 @@ ffpass export --to passwords.csv See [\#17](https://github.com/louisabraham/ffpass/issues/17). - - Empty url field in Firefox after importing: the urls of the source + - Empty url field ("example.com") in Firefox after importing: the urls of the source csv file must begin with a scheme (`http://`, `https://`, `ftp://`, etc…)