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Simplify "Show Wi-Fi Network Passwords" to use built-in flags

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Rather than `grep`ing for `password:`, we can simply use the `-w` flag.

```bash
> security find-generic-password -h
    ...
    -w  Display only the password on stdout
    ...
```
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@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ defaults read /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.prefere
#### Show Wi-Fi Network Passwords #### Show Wi-Fi Network Passwords
Exchange SSID with the SSID of the access point you wish to query the password from. Exchange SSID with the SSID of the access point you wish to query the password from.
```bash ```bash
security find-generic-password -ga "SSID" | grep "password:" security find-generic-password -a "SSID" -gw
``` ```