On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 09:47:02AM +0300, Maksim Rodin wrote: > Why not just use "pass insert your_old_pass_id" > instead of "pass edit your_old_pass_id"? > > It just warns the user that this password entry already exists and > asks if the user wants to overwrite it. The user hits "y" and > the old password gets successfully overwritten with the new one, with no > /dev/shm complaints.
Because people like me want to add other information to password entries, like user name, email address, "security" questions, etc.

