How to Install Bsimp on Windows 11

Bsimp is a simple and easy-to-use command-line utility for generating Bcrypt hash strings. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Bsimp on Windows 11 using Git Bash and Go tools.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation procedure, please make sure that you have the following tools installed on your Windows 11 system:

If you don't have these tools installed, please follow the links given below to install them:

Installation Steps

Once you have installed Git Bash and Go tools on your Windows 11 system, you can proceed with the following steps to install Bsimp:

Step 1: Clone Bsimp Repository

First, open Git Bash and go to the directory where you want to clone the Bsimp repository. Then, run the following command to clone the Bsimp repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/akrylysov/bsimp.git

Step 2: Build Bsimp Binary

After cloning the repository, go to the cloned directory using the following command:

cd bsimp

Now, build the Bsimp binary using the following command:

go build

This command will create the Bsimp binary file named bsimp in the same directory.

Step 3: Install Bsimp

Finally, to install Bsimp, you can copy the bsimp binary file to your system's bin directory, which is in the %GOPATH%\bin folder by default.

To copy the bsimp binary file to your system's bin directory, run the following command:

cp bsimp %GOPATH%\bin

Alternatively, you can also set the GOBIN environment variable to the directory where you want to install the bsimp binary file. For example:

set GOBIN=C:\bsimp\bin
cp bsimp %GOBIN%

This will install Bsimp on your Windows 11 system.

Step 4: Verify Installation

To verify the successful installation of Bsimp, run the following command:

bsimp -h

This command will display the help message and the available options for Bsimp on the command-line.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bsimp on your Windows 11 system using Git Bash and Go tools.

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