basic shell script to generate random alpha-numerical + $, #, @ character passwords for bare-bone Linux/Unix systems
Simple shell script to generate random passwords, consisting of alpha-numerical and the #, @, $ characters (therefore the basis is 65 chars total).
This script should not require any special tools installed and as such can be used on any barebone Linux/Unix system. The code is short and simple, anyone can read and verify.
~$ ./genpass.sh --helpgenpass.sh (number of chars) (number of passes)
~$ ./genpass.sh 16 5Be2vMca4taTNoQDwvnAkOpFB2XmiRvnXrvgTlcgHnytiPERhkobt@pPi1rPB2wQ1Oexatqfg5eZ#RRlE