How to Install and Use Crunch in Termux | No root

Hello guys,in this article, I am going to show you how to install and use crunch.

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What is Crunch?

crunch is a wordlist generating tool. It is used to generate custom keywords based on wordlists. It generates a wordlist with permutation and combination. We could use some specific patterns and symbols to generate a master wordlist.

Requirements

1. Termux - Download from play store

2. Character list - Join our telegram channel

Installation Process

1. First update your package list by typing this command:

pkg update

2. Then, install crunch tool following this command: 

pkg install crunch

Wail until download is complete.

3. To run crunch,Just type command:

crunch

How to Use Crunch:

 At first, makie some simple wordlist with crunch

 

1. crunch <min> <max>

Ex:

crunch 4 4

*min = Minimum password length

*max = Maximum password length

2. crunch <min> <max> <charset>

Ex:

crunch 4 4 123

*charset = The character set to be used in generating the passwords.

Now make complex wordlist with crunch

3. crunch <min> <max> <charset> -t <pattern>

Ex:

crunch 4 4 abcd -t ab%%

*t <pattern> = The specified pattern of the generated passwords. 

The meta characters

% - for numeric

@ - lowercase

  , - uppercase

  ^ - spacial symbols

4. crunch <min> <max> <charset> -t <pattern> -c <num>

Ex:

crunch 4 4 abcd -t ab%% -c 9

*-c <num> = How many line you want.

5. crunch <min> <max> <charset> -t <pattern> -s <word>

Ex: 

crunch 4 4 abcd -t ab%% -s ab12

* -s <word> = The starting word. Password will generate after this word.

6. Generate wordlist using custom character list. First copy charset list to Termux home directory by this command

cp <file path> $HOME

To use charsetlist type this command

 crunch <min> <max> <charset> -t <pattern> -f <charset file name> charset name

Ex: 

crunch 4 4 abcd -t ab%% -f charset.lst lalpha

7. crunch <min> <max> <charset> -t <pattern> -o <file name>

Ex:

crunch 4 4 abcd -t ab%% -o wordlist.txt

I hope now you can make your own wordlist and perform any Brouteforce or dictionary attack using your own wordlist.

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