Wiki Password Generator (wiki-pwd.sh)

The wiki-pwd.sh script is a simple password generator that fetches content from Wikipedia's random pages and constructs a password using random words from the content.

Prerequisites

• curl
• xmllint

Ensure these are installed on your system before using the script.

Usage

./wiki-pwd.sh [options]

Options:

• -w <number>: Specifies the number of words to be included in the password. Default is 4.

  Example:

  ./wiki-pwd.sh -w 5

• -s <string> <count>: Introduces random characters from a provided string to the generated password. Requires two arguments: the string and the count of characters you want to add.

  Example:

  ./wiki-pwd.sh -s "!@#%&*" 2

The above command might produce a password like WordOneWordTwo!%.

Output:

The script outputs the title of the Wikipedia page it's using, the number of <p> tags found on the page, and then the generated password.

Examples:

Generate a password with the default 4 words:

./wiki-pwd.sh

Generate a password with 5 words and add 2 special characters from the set !@#%&*:

./wiki-pwd.sh -w 5 -s "!@#%&*" 2

Notes:

• The script ensures that the words selected for the password are at least 4 letters long.
• Every word in the password is capitalized by default.
• If the Wikipedia page fetched has less than 5 <p> tags, the script will fetch a new page.