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# Debian's mkpasswd
Crypts a given password using crypt(3).
```sh
mkpasswd [OPTIONS]... [PASSWORD [SALT]]
```
## TL;DR
```sh
# List available encrypting methods.
mkpasswd -m -h
# Return a hash of a specific method.
mkpasswd -m 'nt' 'password'
mkpasswd -m 'sha512crypt' 'password'
```