I wanted to generate a password hash for use in the /etc/shadow file. My local Linux Mint (Ubuntu) Desktop already has mkpasswd available, your distribution may vary.
mkpasswd -m SHA-512
This prompts for the password and will generate the hash.
Create Password Hashes From the Command Line
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Will this save my password to bash history?
No Babis as you are prompted for the password. But you could always run:
unset HISTFILEbefore running any commands you don’t want recorded in your history file. Talk soon, jonny