From: rhatto@riseup.net <Silvio Rhatto>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:17:57 +0000 (-0300)
Subject: Editor leakage warning (#50)
X-Git-Tag: 0.3.4~1^2~7
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.fluxo.info/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=05a0984a92401a8343fa7cf39247d571723b74da;p=keyringer.git

Editor leakage warning (#50)
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diff --git a/share/man/keyringer.1.mdwn b/share/man/keyringer.1.mdwn
index 3b2fbc0..407baaa 100644
--- a/share/man/keyringer.1.mdwn
+++ b/share/man/keyringer.1.mdwn
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ edit <*secret*>
 :   Edit a secret by temporarily decrypting it, opening the decrypted copy into the
     text editor defined by the *$EDITOR* environment variable and then re-encrypting it.
 
+    Please make sure to use an *$EDITOR* which does not leak data like history buffers.
+    Keyringer tries to detect if *$EDITOR* is set to VIM and disables the *.viminfo* file.
+
 encrypt <*secret*> [*file*]
 :   Encrypts content from standard input or *file* into *secret* pathname. No spaces
     are supported in the *secret* name. If *file* is actually a folder, keyringer