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added suggestion by @dkhokhlov in issue #7
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* The HTML file for printing (UTC--2020-10-08T07-42-39... .html)
* The image file with the QR code for the paper wallet address (UTC--2020-10-08T07-42-39... .png)

### Providing the Password in a more secure way

The above mentioned commands will show the password on screen while typing it.
In addition the command is retained in the command history.
These drawbacks can be avoided using the mechanism provided below.

```
java -jar target/epwg-0.4.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -d data -p $(read -s -p "password: "; echo $REPLY)
```

The same modification may also be used for all commands provided in the examples below.
Special thanks to [dkhokhlov](https://github.com/dkhokhlov) for the hint in [issue #7](https://github.com/matthiaszimmermann/ethereum-paper-wallet/issues/7).

### Verifying a (Paper) Wallet

The tool also allows to verify a provided wallet file against a provided pass phrase.
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