bash !@#: event not found while using crunch

Question

I want to create own wordlist, with the following options:

crunch 4 4 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789`~!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}\|'";:/?.>,</ -o out.txt

but the result output getting this error: bash: !@#: event not found

The exclamation point is used in history substitution. See https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Event-Designators.html — Shawn, Aug 23 '21 at 22:39

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 23 '21 at 22:08

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You have to properly escape and quote special characters.

command 'abc....}\|'\''".../'
                    ^^        - preserve literal single quote by escaping it
        ^          ^  ^     ^ - put other stuff in single quotes

Research "shell quoting" for more info.

answered Aug 23 '21 at 22:08

KamilCuk

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You can't escape a single quote in a single-quoted string in bash. – Shawn Aug 23 '21 at 22:40
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Pro tip: you can do it in ansi-C quoting style: `echo $' \' '` – KamilCuk Aug 23 '21 at 22:43

bash !@#: event not found while using crunch

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