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crunch:tldr:8256f

crunch: Output a list of all permutations of abc (lengths are not processed).
$ crunch ${1} ${1} -p ${abc}
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The given command is using the "crunch" tool with certain arguments. Here is the breakdown of the command:

  1. crunch: This is the name of the tool or command being executed.

  2. ${1}: This is an argument parameter that is being passed to the command. The value of ${1} would be provided when executing the script or command containing this line. It is represented as ${1} because it refers to the first argument passed to the script or command.

  3. -p ${abc}: This is another argument passed to the crunch command. The -p flag here is used to specify a pattern. ${abc} is an environment variable or a variable defined somewhere in the script that is being used as the pattern. The actual pattern would depend on the value of the ${abc} variable.

Putting it all together, this command is using the crunch tool with the first argument (${1}) as the minimum length and maximum length for the generated output, and the -p flag with ${abc} as the pattern to be used.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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