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= KeePassXC – Reference
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== Reference
This section contains full details on advanced features available in KeePassXC.

=== Entry Placeholders
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|Placeholder |Description

|{TITLE}         |Entry Title
|{USERNAME}      |Username
|{PASSWORD}      |Password
|{URL}           |URL
|{NOTES}         |Notes
|{TOTP}          |Current TOTP value (if configured)
|{S:<ATTRIBUTE_NAME>}   |Value for the given attribute (case sensitive)
|{URL:RMVSCM}	        |URL without scheme (e.g., https)
|{URL:WITHOUTSCHEME}	|URL without scheme
|{URL:SCM}	     |URL Scheme
|{URL:SCHEME}	 |URL Scheme
|{URL:HOST}	     |URL Host (e.g., example.com)
|{URL:PORT}	     |URL Port
|{URL:PATH}	     |URL Path (e.g., /path/to/page.html)
|{URL:QUERY}	 |URL Query String
|{URL:FRAGMENT}	 |URL Fragment
|{URL:USERINFO}	 |URL Username:Password
|{URL:USERNAME}	 |URL Username
|{URL:PASSWORD}	 |URL Password
|{DT_SIMPLE}	 |Current Date-Time (yyyyMMddhhmmss)
|{DT_YEAR}	     |Current Year (yyyy)
|{DT_MONTH}	     |Current Month (MM)
|{DT_DAY}	     |Current Day (dd)
|{DT_HOUR}	     |Current Hour (hh)
|{DT_MINUTE}	 |Current Minutes (mm)
|{DT_SECOND}	 |Current Seconds (ss)
|{DT_UTC_SIMPLE} |Current UTC Date-Time (yyyyMMddhhmmss)
|{DT_UTC_YEAR}	 |Current UTC Year (yyyy)
|{DT_UTC_MONTH}	 |Current UTC Month (MM)
|{DT_UTC_DAY}	 |Current UTC Day (dd)
|{DT_UTC_HOUR}	 |Current UTC Hour (hh)
|{DT_UTC_MINUTE} |Current UTC Minutes (mm)
|{DT_UTC_SECOND} |Current UTC Seconds (ss)
|{DB_DIR}	     |Absolute directory path of database file
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=== Entry Cross-Reference
A reference to another entry's field is possible using the shorthand syntax:
`{REF:<FIELD>@<SEARCH_IN>:<SEARCH_TEXT>}`

`<FIELD>` and `<SEARCH_IN>` can be one of following:

* T – Title
* U – Username
* P – Password
* A – URL
* N – Notes
* I – UUID (found on entry properties page)
* O – Custom Attribute _(SEARCH_IN only)_

Examples: +
`{REF:U@I:033054D445C648C59092CC1D661B1B71}` +
`{REF:P@T:Other Entry}` +
`{REF:A@O:Attribute 1}`

=== Auto-Type Actions
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|Action Code |Description

|{TAB}, {ENTER}, {SPACE}, {INSERT}, {DELETE}, {HOME}, {END}, {PGUP}, {PGDN}, {BACKSPACE}, {CAPSLOCK}, {ESC}
|Press the corresponding keyboard key

|{UP}, {DOWN}, {LEFT}, {RIGHT}  |Press the corresponding arrow key
|{F1}, {F2}, ..., {F16}         |Press F1, F2, etc.
|{LEFTBRACE}, {RIGHTBRACE}      |Press `{` or `}`, respectively
|{<KEY> X}  |Repeat <KEY> X times (e.g., {SPACE 5} inserts five spaces)
|{DELAY=X}     |Set delay between key presses to X milliseconds
|{DELAY X}     |Pause typing for X milliseconds
|{CLEARFIELD}  |Clear the input field
|{PICKCHARS}   |Pick specific password characters from a dialog
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|Modifier |Description

|+        |SHIFT
|^        |CTRL
|%        |ALT
|#        |WIN/CMD
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*Text Conversions:*

`{T-CONV:/<PLACEHOLDER>/<METHOD>/}` +
Convert resolved placeholder (e.g., {USERNAME}, {PASSWORD}, etc.) using the following methods: UPPER, LOWER, BASE64, HEX, URI, URI-DEC.

`{T-REPLACE-RX:/<PLACEHOLDER>/<SEARCH>/<REPLACE>/}` +
Use regular expressions to find and replace data from a resolved placeholder. Refer to match groups using $1, $2, etc.

=== Backup Path Placeholders
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|Database Backup Path Placeholder |Description

|{DB_FILENAME}  |The database's filename without extension
|{TIME}        |The current time formatted as dd_MM_yyyy_hh-mm-ss.
|{TIME:<format>}        |The current time formatted according to the format string specified by <format>. See https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtime.html#toString for a list of available placeholders.
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|Backup path example |Location of backup(s)

|`{DB_FILENAME}-{TIME}.bak.kdbx` |`C:\Users\MyUsername\MyDatabase-02_01_2022_03-04-05.bak.kdbx` +
`C:\Users\MyUsername\MyDatabase-05_01_2022_12-10-00.bak.kdbx`
|`backups\\{DB_FILENAME}.bak.kdbx` |`C:\Users\MyUsername\backups\MyDatabase.bak.kdbx`
|`C:\Backups\{TIME:dd.MM.yyyy}\\{DB_FILENAME}.kdbx` |`C:\Backups\02.01.2022\MyDatabase.kdbx` +
`C:\Backups\05.01.2022\MyDatabase.kdbx`
|`C:\Backups\\{DB_FILENAME}\{TIME:MM-dd-yyyy}.kdbx` |`C:\Backups\MyDatabase\01-02-2022.kdbx` +
`C:\Backups\MyDatabase\01-05-2022.kdbx`
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