Using the scripts below (from From geth --dev exposes live net accounts. Is it safe?) will ensure that your --dev keystore is separated from your Mainnet keystore, reducing your risk of exposing your Mainnet account passwords.

Here is my Dev startup script:

#!/bin/sh

geth --datadir ~/EtherDev/data --dev --nodiscover    \
  --mine --minerthreads 1 --maxpeers 0 --verbosity 3 \
  --unlock 0 --password ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile  \
  --rpc console

And here is the Dev script I use to create my passwords:

#!/bin/sh

mkdir ~/EtherDev/data
geth --datadir ~/EtherDev/data           \
  --password ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile \
  account new

And I just use a simple password in ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile.

Using the scripts below (from From geth --dev exposes live net accounts. Is it safe?) will ensure that your --dev keystore is separated from your Mainnet keystore, reducing your risk of exposing your Mainnet account passwords.

Here is my Dev startup script:

#!/bin/sh

geth --datadir ~/EtherDev/data --dev --nodiscover    \
  --mine --minerthreads 1 --maxpeers 0 --verbosity 3 \
  --unlock 0 --password ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile  \
  --rpc console

And here is the Dev script I use to create my passwords:

#!/bin/sh

mkdir ~/EtherDev/data
geth --datadir ~/EtherDev/data           \
  --password ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile \
  account new

And I just use a simple password in ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile.

###From geth --dev exposes live net accounts. Is it safe?

Your Dev keystore will then be in {devdatadir}/keystore and this will be separate from your Mainnet accounts.

Here is my Dev startup script:

#!/bin/sh

geth --datadir ~/EtherDev/data --dev --nodiscover    \
  --mine --minerthreads 1 --maxpeers 0 --verbosity 3 \
  --unlock 0 --password ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile  \
  --rpc console

And here is the Dev script I use to create my passwords:

#!/bin/sh

mkdir ~/EtherDev/data
geth --datadir ~/EtherDev/data           \
  --password ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile \
  account new

And I just use a simple password in ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile.

Using the scripts below (from From geth --dev exposes live net accounts. Is it safe?) will ensure that your --dev keystore is separated from your Mainnet keystore, reducing your risk of exposing your Mainnet account passwords.

Here is my Dev startup script:

#!/bin/sh

geth --datadir ~/EtherDev/data --dev --nodiscover    \
  --mine --minerthreads 1 --maxpeers 0 --verbosity 3 \
  --unlock 0 --password ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile  \
  --rpc console

And here is the Dev script I use to create my passwords:

#!/bin/sh

mkdir ~/EtherDev/data
geth --datadir ~/EtherDev/data           \
  --password ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile \
  account new

And I just use a simple password in ~/EtherDev/etc/passwordfile.