🖥️mkpasswd

➡️This is a command-line reference manual for commands and command combinations that you don’t use often enough to remember it. This cheatsheet explains the mkpasswd command with important options and switches using examples.

2 minute read

▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ꧁ 🔴☠ COMMANDLINE-KUNGFU WITH CHEATSHEETS ☠🔴꧂▅ ▃ ▂ ▁

#  ███╗   ███╗██╗  ██╗██████╗  █████╗ ███████╗███████╗██╗    ██╗██████╗ 
#  ████╗ ████║██║ ██╔╝██╔══██╗██╔══██╗██╔════╝██╔════╝██║    ██║██╔══██╗
#  ██╔████╔██║█████╔╝ ██████╔╝███████║███████╗███████╗██║ █╗ ██║██║  ██║
#  ██║╚██╔╝██║██╔═██╗ ██╔═══╝ ██╔══██║╚════██║╚════██║██║███╗██║██║  ██║
#  ██║ ╚═╝ ██║██║  ██╗██║     ██║  ██║███████║███████║╚███╔███╔╝██████╔╝
#  ╚═╝     ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚══════╝ ╚══╝╚══╝ ╚═════╝ 

# Run the mkpasswd command in terminal to generate a random password.
mkpasswd
        37_slQepD

# Run the mkpasswd command with the following format to generate a random strong password with 14 characters.
mkpasswd -l 14
        W1qP1uv=lhghgh

# Run the mkpasswd command with the following format to generate a random strong password with 14 characters. It combinations of alphabetic (Lower & Upper case), Numeric number and special characters.
mkpasswd -l 14 -d 3 -C 3 -s 3
        3aad!bMWG49&t,

# If you would like to generate ten random strong password with 14 characters (It combination of alphabetic (Lower & Upper case), Numeric number and special characters) using mkpasswd command then use the following for loop.
for pw in {1..10}; do mkpasswd -l 14 -d 3 -C 3 -s 3; done
        zmSwP[q9;P1r6[
        E42zcvz&i3%B\
        8}1#Pbh5FjrO@m
        0X:zB(mmU22?nj
        0sqqL44M}ko(O^
        43tQ(.6jG;ceRq
        -jB6cp3x1GZ$e=
        $of?Rj9kb2N(1J
        9HCf,nn#gjO79^
        Tu9m56+Ev_Yso(

Cheatsheets are an excellent complement to other information sources like Linux man-pages, Linux help, or How-To’s and tutorials, as they provide compact and easily accessible information. While man-pages and detailed tutorials often contain comprehensive explanations and extensive guides, cheatsheets summarize the most important options forthe command mkpasswd in a clear format. This allows users to quickly access the needed information for mkpasswd without having to sift through lengthy texts. Especially in stressful situations or for recurring tasks, cheatsheets for mkpasswd are a valuable resource to work efficiently and purposefully.

░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

  █║▌│║█║▌★ KALI ★ PARROT ★ DEBIAN 🔴 PENTESTING ★ HACKING ★ █║▌│║█║▌

              ██╗ ██╗ ██████╗  ██████╗ ██╗  ██╗███████╗██████╗
             ████████╗██╔══██╗██╔═══██╗╚██╗██╔╝██╔════╝██╔══██╗
             ╚██╔═██╔╝██║  ██║██║   ██║ ╚███╔╝ █████╗  ██║  ██║
             ████████╗██║  ██║██║   ██║ ██╔██╗ ██╔══╝  ██║  ██║
             ╚██╔═██╔╝██████╔╝╚██████╔╝██╔╝ ██╗███████╗██████╔╝
              ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═════╝  ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚═════╝

               █║▌│║█║▌ WITH COMMANDLINE-KUNGFU POWER █║▌│║█║▌

░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

Feedback

Was this page helpful?

Glad to hear it! Please tell us how we can improve.

Sorry to hear that. Please tell us how we can improve.