fcrackzip:tldr:9de68
fcrackzip: Brute-force a password that contains only lowercase and special characters.
$ fcrackzip --brute-force --length 4 --charset a! ${archive}
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The command you provided is using fcrackzip, a password cracking tool for ZIP archives. Let's break down the command and its options:
fcrackzip: It is the name of the command-line tool used for cracking ZIP passwords.--brute-force: This option tells fcrackzip to use brute-force attack mode. In this mode, it will try all possible combinations of characters until it finds the correct password.--length 4: This option specifies the length of the password to be cracked. In this case, it is set to 4 characters.--charset a!: This option defines the character set to be used for brute-forcing. The "a!" character set includes lowercase letters ("a" to "z") and the exclamation mark ("!").${archive}: This is a placeholder for the name/location of the ZIP archive file you want to crack. You need to replace it with the actual path to the ZIP file.
Putting it all together, the command is instructing fcrackzip to perform a brute-force attack on a ZIP archive, focusing on passwords with a length of 4 characters, using the character set of lowercase letters and an exclamation mark.
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.