makepasswd: generate and encrypt passwords
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makepasswd is a command-line program to generate and encrypt passwords.
More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/makepasswd/makepasswd.1.en.html .
Generate a random password (8 to 10 characters long, containing letters and numbers):
makepasswd
Generate a 10 characters long password:
makepasswd --chars 10
Generate a 5 to 10 characters long password:
makepasswd --minchars 5 --maxchars 10
Generate a password containing only the characters “b”, “a” or “r”:
makepasswd --string bar
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