Use ASCII 30 and 31 as separators, removes limitations on "@", "^&*", and "*&^".

Former-commit-id: cd08e1adde9f810e0099338722b617357055c422 [formerly 289d12f45a]
Former-commit-id: 7f70d015e3afe2101aba2d1d21001101db0de81e

extra/manpage

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH sshyp 1 "06 November 2022" "v1.2.0" "sshyp man page"
+.TH sshyp 1 "25 November 2022" "v1.2.1" "sshyp man page"
 .SH NAME
 sshyp \- A very simple self-hosted, synchronized password manager for UNIX(-like) systems. Alternative to (and compatible with) pass/password-store.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ whitelist:
  list/-l                  view all registered device ids and their quick-unlock whitelist status
  add                      whitelist a device id for quick-unlock
  delete/del               remove a device id from the quick-unlock whitelist
-.SH LIMITATIONS
-The following characters/character sequences are not supported in entry/folder titles:
-
-    @   ^&*   *&^
 .SH SETUP
 sshyp operates on a client-server model, and thus requires you to have access to your own server (whether it be a physical home server or a cloud rental) with remote access via SSH.
 

lib/sshync.py

@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-# external modules
-
 from os import system, walk
 from os.path import getmtime, join
-from sys import exit as s_exit
 from subprocess import PIPE, run
-
+from sys import exit as s_exit
-
-# utility functions
 
 
 def get_local_data(_directory, _device):  # retrieves titles and mod times from the local device

lib/sshyp.py

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-# external modules
-
 from os import environ, listdir, path, remove, system, uname, walk
 from pathlib import Path
 from random import randint, SystemRandom

lib/sshypRemote.py

@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-# external modules
-
 from os import listdir, remove, walk
 from os.path import expanduser
 from shutil import rmtree
 
 
-# utility functions
-
 def delete(_file_path, _target_database):  # deletes an entry or folder, should be run remotely via ssh
     try:
         if _file_path.endswith('/'):
@@ -18,14 +13,14 @@ def delete(_file_path, _target_database):  # deletes an entry or folder, should
     except FileNotFoundError:
         print(f"location does not exist {_target_database}")
     for _device_name in listdir(expanduser('~/.config/sshyp/devices')):
-        open(f"{expanduser('~/.config/sshyp/deleted/')}{_file_path.replace('/', '@')}^&*{_device_name}", 'w')
+        open(expanduser('~/.config/sshyp/deleted/') + _file_path.replace('/', '\x1e') + '\x1f' + _device_name, 'w')
 
 
 def deletion_check(_client_device_name):  # creates a list of entries and folders to be deleted from a local machine
     open(expanduser('~/.config/sshyp/deletion_database'), 'w').write('')
     for _file in listdir(expanduser('~/.config/sshyp/deleted')):
-        _file_path = _file.replace('@', '/').split('^&*')[0]
+        _file_path, _sep, _device = _file.partition('\x1f')
-        _device = _file.split('^&*')[1]
+        _file_path = _file_path.replace('\x1e', '/')
         if _device == _client_device_name:
             try:
                 remove(f"{expanduser('~/.config/sshyp/deleted/')}{_file}")