john

John the Ripper - Password Cracker.

Kali

Last updated: 2026-07-06 Report error

Syntax

$john [OPTIONS] [PASSWORDFILE]

Examples

$john hashes.txt

Examples

$john --show hashes.txt

Typical use cases

Run

john hashes.txt

Run

john --show hashes.txt

Documentation

man john

Note Cracks password hashes.

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