script to decode hashcat HEX[...] results

dehex.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# quick and dirty script to decode hashcat's "HEX[...]" results
# tested with German passwords, YMMV
# knowledge stolen from <https://sensepost.com/blog/2020/nthashes-and-encodings/>

if [ $# -eq 0 ]
  then
    echo "usage: ./dehex.sh FILE"
    exit
fi

for x in $( cut -d\[ -f2 "${1}" | tr -d ] ); do
  echo -n $x \
    | xxd -ps -r \
    | iconv -f cp1252 -t utf8
  echo
done