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XKCD #936 password - 4 words, of length (3,7), excluding Proper Names and words containing apostrophes
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xkcd-passwd.sh
echo $(grep "^[^'A-Z]\{3,7\}$" /usr/share/dict/words|shuf -n4)
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cbbrowne commented Sep 7, 2011

Similar to other submissions that have been occurring in profusion.

Differences:

  1. Limit size to range (3,7) so there are neither super-short nor super-long words
  2. Exclude capital letters, to exclude proper names
  3. Exclude apostrophes, because dict includes contractions which're a pain.

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