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tags: [tldr, linux]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# stegsnow

> Steganography tool for concealing and extracting messages in text files encoded as tabs and spaces.
> More information: <https://darkside.com.au/snow/manual.html>.

- Extract [m]essage from file:

`stegsnow {{path/to/file.txt}}`

- Extract [C]ompressed and [p]assword protected [m]essage from file:

`stegsnow -C -p {{password}} {{path/to/file.txt}}`

- Determine approximate [S]torage capacity with line [l]ength less than 72 for file:

`stegsnow -S -l 72 {{path/to/file.txt}}`

- Conceal [m]essage in text from file and save to result:

`stegsnow -m '{{message}}' {{path/to/file.txt}} {{path/to/result.txt}}`

- Conceal message [f]ile content [C]ompressed in text from file and save to result:

`stegsnow -C -f '{{path/to/message.txt}}' {{path/to/file.txt}} {{path/to/result.txt}}`

- Conceal [m]essage [C]ompressed and [p]assword protected in text from file and save to result:

`stegsnow -C -p {{password}} -m '{{message}}' {{path/to/file.txt}} {{path/to/result.txt}}`
