1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/x11/xsudo b/x11/xsudo
index db4a82a..03a01c4 100755
--- a/x11/xsudo
+++ b/x11/xsudo
@@ -1,8 +1,32 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+printhelp() {
+cat << HELPDOC "
+usage: $(basename "$0") command"
+usage: $(basename "$0") [-gh]"
+
+options:
+  -g, --get-pass    print password to stdout and exit. will output blank if in 'nopass' mode
+  -h, --help        show this help page and exit
+HELPDOC
+}
+
+# get password
 sudo=${SUDO:-sudo}
 while ! echo "$pass" | $sudo -n true; do
 	pass="$(dmenu -p 'Password: ' <&-)" # Ask user for password pass is incorrect (skipped if nopass in enabled)
 	[ "$pass" = '' ] && exit 0
 done
+
+
+# options
+[ -z "$1" ] && printhelp && exit 1
+
+case "$1" in
+	-g|--get-pass) printf "$pass" && exit 0 ;;
+	-h|--help)     printhelp      && exit 0 ;;
+esac
+
+# xpsuedo magic
 echo "$pass" | $sudo xauth -f /root/.Xauthority add $(xauth list $DISPLAY) \
 	&& echo "$pass" | $sudo "$@"