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--- generate_good_password [2009/06/05 07:05] – k2patel
+++ generate_good_password [2020/08/10 02:35] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Generate good password ======
+how simple it is
+<code bash>
+echo `< /dev/urandom tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c 10`
+</code>
+Read further for complicated edition.
 Usage : apg.sh 10  (generate 10 character password)
 <code bash | apg.sh>
 #!/bin/bash
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+echo "Usage : apg <lenght of password>"
+else
 for ((n=0;n<10;n++)); do dd if=/dev/urandom count=1 2> /dev/null | /usr/bin/gmime-uuencode -m -| sed -ne 2p | cut -c-$1; done
+fi
+</code>
+<code bash | apg >
+#!/bin/bash
+if [ $# -gt 2 ]; then
+echo "Usage : $0 [<Number Of Password>] [<Lenght Of Password>]"
+else
+if [ $1 ]; then
+        itr=$1
+else
+	itr='10'
+fi
+if [ $2 ]; then
+	len=$2
+else
+        len='15'
+fi
+for ((n=0;n<$itr;n++)); do dd if=/dev/urandom count=1 2> /dev/null | /usr/bin/gmimeuuencode -m -| sed -ne 2p | cut -c-$len; done
+fi
 </code>