shc creates static binaries from shell scripts.

There is rarely performance gain from this, is most often used as another layer of abstraction for security through obscurity.

Example:

shc -e '12/31/2020' -m 'Contact Your Administrator' -rTv -f ./potd-ifadmin.sh

This will create:

./potd-ifadmin.sh.x
./potd-ifadmin.sh.x.c
      

For most cases, the ".sh.x" file is what you want to distribute.

Last Modified: 2021/01/08
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