John the Ripper

Remove Pot files(clear hashes already cracked)

rm /home/kali/.john/john.pot

Zip or Rar files

For Cracking Zip or RAR files :

zip2john *.zip > zipfile.hash
rar2john *.rar > zipfile.hash

Source: https://dfir.science/2014/07/how-to-cracking-zip-and-rar-protected.html

Common usage

john hashes.hash --wordlist=/usr/share/seclists/Passwords/Leaked-Databases/rockyou.txt

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