# Organizing your vault: groups, tags, favorites, and search

This page covers how to keep your vault tidy as it grows — sorting items into groups,
tagging them for cross-cutting labels, marking favorites, and finding things quickly.

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## Groups — one folder-like label per item

A **group** is a single label that acts like a folder. Every item can belong to at most
one group. Use groups for broad categories (a room in the house, a project, a person in
the family).

**Set a group when adding an item:**

```
relicario add login --title "Home router" --username admin --group Home
relicario add card --title "Visa credit" --group Finance
```

**Change a group on an existing item:**

Run `relicario edit <title-or-id>` and, when prompted for the group field, type the new
value (or press Enter to keep the current one).

**List items in a group:**

```
relicario list --group Home
relicario list --group Finance
```

Group names are case-sensitive, so be consistent — `Home` and `home` are different groups.

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## Tags — multiple labels per item

**Tags** let you attach several labels to one item — useful when a single item fits more
than one category. A login for your bank's app might belong to the `Finance` group and
also carry tags `mobile` and `2fa-enabled`.

**Set tags when adding an item** (comma-separated, no spaces around commas):

```
relicario add login --title "Bank mobile app" \
    --username me@example.com \
    --group Finance \
    --tags mobile,2fa-enabled
```

**Change tags on an existing item:**

Run `relicario edit <title-or-id>` and update the tags field when prompted.

**Filter by tag:**

```
relicario list --tag mobile
relicario list --tag 2fa-enabled
```

Only one tag at a time can be passed to `--tag`, but you can combine tag filtering with
group and type filters (see [Combining filters](#combining-filters) below).

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## Favorites — quick-access marker for login items

Login items support a `--favorite` flag. Mark an item as a favorite when you add it:

```
relicario add login --title "Gmail" --username me@example.com --favorite
```

This is a quick-access marker — it shows up in the browser extension's favorites view so
your most-used logins are always one click away.

> To toggle a favorite on an existing login, run `relicario edit <title-or-id>` and
> update the favorite field when prompted.

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## Finding things

### Find by title substring — `relicario get`

`relicario get` accepts a title substring (case-insensitive) or an exact item id:

```
relicario get bank         # finds any item whose title contains "bank"
relicario get a3f2c1      # finds the item with that id
```

Secrets are masked by default. Pass `--show` to reveal them, or `--copy` to copy the
primary secret (Login password, Card number, etc.) to the clipboard — it clears
automatically after 30 seconds.

### Filter the full list — `relicario list`

`relicario list` prints every item. Narrow it down with flags:

| Flag | What it filters |
|---|---|
| `--type <TYPE>` | Item type: `login`, `secure-note`, `identity`, `card`, `key`, `document`, `totp` |
| `--group <GROUP>` | Items in that group |
| `--tag <TAG>` | Items carrying that tag |
| `--trashed` | Trashed (soft-deleted) items only |

### Combining filters

All filters can be combined in one command:

```
# All login items in the Finance group tagged "2fa-enabled"
relicario list --type login --group Finance --tag 2fa-enabled

# Every trashed item in the Work group
relicario list --group Work --trashed
```

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## A suggested scheme (non-prescriptive)

There is no one right answer, but here is a pattern that works well for a household or
small team:

**Groups → broad areas of life.** Think of them like drawers:
- `Home` — router, smart devices, alarm panel
- `Finance` — bank accounts, investment logins, card numbers
- `Work` — corporate VPN, project tools, SSH keys
- `Personal` — social accounts, streaming services, email

**Tags → cross-cutting traits** that apply across groups:
- `2fa-enabled` — logins that have TOTP set up
- `shared` — items you share with a family member
- `critical` — accounts you would be in serious trouble losing

**Favorites → your daily drivers.** Mark the five or ten logins you open every day.
They surface at the top in the extension so you do not have to search.

This keeps groups stable (you rarely add a new drawer) while tags stay flexible (add new
ones whenever a new trait comes up).

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## Shell-completion tip

If you build the optional shell completions, `--group` autocompletes from a local cache
that Relicario maintains. Run:

```
relicario completions bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/relicario   # bash
relicario completions zsh > ~/.zfunc/_relicario                  # zsh
```

After that, pressing Tab after `--group` suggests your existing group names.

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**Next:** [Sync & backup](sync-and-backup.md)