Example using zstd: zstd -dc wordlist.zst | hashcat -a 0 hashes.txt The Success
: Native decompression is significantly faster than using external pipes (e.g., gunzip -cd myfile.gz | hashcat hashcat compressed wordlist
| Format | Command | |--------|---------| | .gz | gunzip -c list.gz | hashcat ... | | .bz2 | bzcat list.bz2 | hashcat ... | | .xz | xzcat list.xz | hashcat ... | | .7z | 7z x -so list.7z | hashcat ... | Example using zstd: zstd -dc wordlist
: Widely reported as working effectively. You can pass the .gz file directly as a positional argument for the wordlist. hashcat compressed wordlist