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MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)\n[![Tests](https://github.com/benbusby/namebuster/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/benbusby/namebuster/actions/workflows/tests.yml)\n[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/benbusby/namebuster)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/benbusby/namebuster)\n\nGenerates a list of possible common username permutations given a list of names, a url, or a file.\n\n## Install\nGo: `go install github.com/benbusby/namebuster@latest`\n\nPython ([PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/namebuster/) -- no longer maintained): `pip install namebuster`\n\n## Usage\n### Command Line\n```bash\nbb@archbtw:~$ namebuster                                            \n                                                        \nUsage:                                                  \nnamebuster \u003cnames|url|file\u003e                             \n                          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