keybase / keybase/client

Can't generate paperkey non-interactively

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Description

$  yes | keybase paperkey
Generating a new paper key.
Also revoke existing paper key "kiss badge..." ? [y/N] 

And it stucks, there is no parameter to specify the option.

$  keybase --version
keybase version 4.4.1-20190909184517+b5f8897c2a

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Research direction

Start by reproducing keybase paperkey with piped input and inspect the paperkey command's prompt handling. Done means a non-interactive invocation can specify whether to revoke the existing paper key and does not remain stuck waiting for input.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Stale
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