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bw: Display a particular item from Bitwarden vault.
$ bw get item ${github}
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The command "bw get item ${github}" is using a command line tool called "bw" to retrieve an item from a password manager.

Here's a breakdown of what each part of the command does:

  • "bw": This is the command itself, which is the name of the program that needs to be executed. In this case, it refers to the "bw" command line tool.
  • "get item": This is an argument passed to the "bw" command, specifying that the tool should retrieve an item from the password manager.
  • "${github}": This is a placeholder or variable that represents the name or identifier of the item to be retrieved. It is denoted by the syntax "${...}". In this case, it seems to refer to an item related to GitHub, which might be a username or a password stored in the password manager.

To execute this command, you would replace "${github}" with the actual name or identifier of the item related to GitHub that you want to retrieve.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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