From 2a041d9f1e784eae292d781165ed6f1c685f74b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: philsmd Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 12:04:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add note about terminal/shell application (no double click allowed) --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 99ee371..3385ce7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Attention: the release version (7z2hashcat.exe) might not be up-to-date with the # Installation and first steps Note: this paragraph is only intended for users that do not use the release version for windows. -You should be able to just run 7z2hashcat.exe if you are a windows user. +You should be able to just run the `7z2hashcat` executable (`.exe`) within `cmd` (see note below) if you are a windows user. * Clone this repository: ```git clone https://github.com/philsmd/7z2hashcat.git``` @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ You should be able to just run 7z2hashcat.exe if you are a windows user. ```perl 7z2hashcat.pl file.7z``` * Copy output to a file (or redirect output to a file (>) directly) and run it with hashcat using mode -m 11600 = 7-Zip +Note: independent from how you launch `7z2hashcat`, i.e. either the perl script directly or the windows executable, you always need to launch your shell/`cmd`/`konsole`/`xterm` application first and only afterwards start `7z2hashcat`, otherwise, if you for instance just double-click the script/executable, it might appear to you that the program just opens and closes immediately. + # Command line parameters The usage is very simple: you just specify the path to the 7-Zip file as the first command line argument.