recover-veracrypt.sh

#!/bin/sh

password_file=$1
container_file=$2

if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 <password_file> <container_file>"
  exit 1
fi

if [ ! -e "${password_file}" ]; then
  echo "The password file \`${password_file}' does not exist"
  exit 1
fi

if [ ! -e "${container_file}" ]; then
  echo "The container file \`${container_file}' does not exist"
  exit 1
fi

_num_pws=`wc -l "${password_file}" | cut -f1 -d' '`
echo "Trying to mount the container with ${_num_pws} different passwords."

while read line; do
  echo -n "."
  echo "${line}" | veracrypt --text --stdin --non-interactive --mount "${container_file}" /media/veracrypt1 >/dev/null 2>&1
  
  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo
    echo "Container was successfully mounted!"
    echo "Password: ${line}"
    break
  fi
done < ${password_file}

echo
echo "Exiting."