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@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ PBKDF2 hashing for Bash
 ## USAGE
 
 ```
-$ bash pbkdf2.sh *hashtype* *salt* *password* *iterations* *{raw/full/rawfull}*
+$ bash pbkdf2.sh hashtype salt password iterations {raw/full/rawfull}
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```
-$ ./pbkdf2.sh *hashtype* *salt* *password* *iterations* *{raw/full/rawfull}*
+$ ./pbkdf2.sh hashtype salt password iterations {raw/full/rawfull}
 ```
 
 ### hashtype *string*