Get-DictionaryFile

Description

Get-DictionaryFile creates all possible passwords based on the character set and parameters that you will use and saves the results in a text file.

Note: You need to install DictionaryFile module version 2.0 in order for this cmdlet to be available. For more information, see PowerShell Module DictionaryFile v2.0.

Syntax:

Get-DictionaryFile
    [-Path] <String>
    [<CommonParameters>]

If you want to find more about the specific cmdlet while you are in PowerShell you can use the below to get the help file.

Code:

Get-Help New-DictionaryFile

Output:

Now lets see few examples about Get-DictionaryFile.

Examples

Example 1

In this example we will create passwords for the characters set “a,b,c,1,$” with minimum number of characters of two and maximum number of characters five. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\> Get-DictionaryFile -Path C:\Scripts\DictionaryFile.txt
aa
ab
ac
ba
bb
bc
ca
cb
cc

Example 2

For this example we are using the same characters set as example 1 but we will include also the capital letters. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\> "C:\Scripts\DictionaryFile.txt" | Get-DictionaryFile
aa
ab
ac
ba
bb
bc
ca
cb
cc

Example 3

Here we will see that we will have only the capital letters of our character set. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\> Get-DictionaryFile -Path "C:\Scripts\DictionaryFile.txt" | ForEach-Object {$_ + "a"}
aaa
aba
aca
baa
bba
bca
caa
cba
cca

Example 4

For this example instead of using the characters one by one. I am providing the whole alphabet. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\> "C:\Scripts\DictionaryFile.txt" | Get-DictionaryFile | Where-Object {$_ -like "*b*"}
ab
ba
bb
bc
cb

Required Parameters

• -Path 
  • Required: True
  • Position: 1
  • Default value: None
  • Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
  • Accept wildcard characters: False

Inputs

System.String.

Get-DictionaryFile can accept a string value to determine the path of the dictionary file.

Outputs

System.Array.

Get-DictionaryFile will provide the passwords that where included in the dictionary file in an array.

Related Links

• PowerShell Module DictionaryFile v 2.0
• Get-PasswordCombination
• Get-PasswordNumber
• New-DictionaryFile
• PowerShell Gallery | DictionaryFile 2.0
• GitHub – SConstantinou/DictionaryFile

Summary

Article Name

Get-DictionaryFile

Description

Get-DictionaryFile. This is the help information about Get-DictionaryFile cmdlet and its use. Stephanos Constantinou Blog

Author

Stephanos

Publisher Name

Stephanos Constantinou Blog

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