How can I  encrypt or scramble my shell script so that it's unreadable to the naked eye? Either method would be acceptable, please provide specific steps.
How can I either encrypt or render my shell script unreadable?
shell script
SHCYou can try the steps outlined on this website, titled: How to Encrypt Your Bash Shell Script on Linux Using SHC. This article discusses the use of a tool called SHC - Shell script Compiler.URL resourcesthe shc tar ballthe man pageThis is an executable that you'll have to build using gcc/g++. Usage$ ./shc -f random.shOnce you run it your shell script, random.sh will get converted into this file:-rwx-wx--x. 1 ramesh ramesh 11752 Mar 27 01:12 random.sh.xIs this foolproof?No there is a good analysis of the method used by the SHC tool which shows that it's not overly strong and can be circumvented if you know what you're doing. The article was post on the linuxjournal.com website, titled: Paranoid Penguin - Limitations of shc, a Shell Encryption Utility.NOTE: These classes of tools are probably better described as obfuscators.