Bash Encrypt quotes
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#!/bin/bash # crypto-quote.sh: Encrypt quotes
# Will encrypt famous quotes in a simple monoalphabetic substitution. # The result is similar to the "Crypto Quote" puzzles #+ seen in the Op Ed pages of the Sunday paper.
key=ETAOINSHRDLUBCFGJMQPVWZYXK # The "key" is nothing more than a scrambled alphabet. # Changing the "key" changes the encryption.
# The 'cat "$@"' construction gets input either from stdin or from files. # If using stdin, terminate input with a Control-D. # Otherwise, specify filename as command-line parameter.
cat "$@" | tr "a-z" "A-Z" | tr "A-Z" "$key" # | to uppercase | encrypt # Will work on lowercase, uppercase, or mixed-case quotes. # Passes non-alphabetic characters through unchanged.
# Try this script with something like # "Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits." # --Mark Twain # # Output is: # "CFPHRCS QF CIIOQ MINFMBRCS EQ FPHIM GIFGUI'Q HETRPQ." # --BEML PZERC
# To reverse the encryption: # cat "$@" | tr "$key" "A-Z"
# This simple-minded cipher can be broken by an average 12-year old #+ using only pencil and paper.
exit 0
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