Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm

A Caesar Cipher encryption and decryption tool

Usage

NOTE: You must have python installed on your pc to be able to use this tool.

Guide to install and setup python

On Windows PC

Download the file
Locate the .zip file
Right-click on the file and click Extract to "caesar_cipher"
- In this case, i'm using winrar to extract the file
Open command prompt and navigate to the folder in which you extracted the file

# Command Prompt

# Hit enter after typing each command to execute the command

C:\Users\your_name>cd Downloads # To navigate to the Downloads folder

C:\Users\your_name\Downloads>dir # To see the items in the Downloads folder
caesar_cipher

C:\Users\your_name\Downloads>cd caesar_cipher

C:\Users\your_name\Downloads\caesar_cipher>py caesar_cipher.py

On Linux

root@linux:~$ git clone https://github.com/codebytesz/Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm.git
root@linux:~$ cd Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm
root@linux:~$ python3 caesar_cipher.py #depending on the version of python you have, mine is python3

On Android

Download Termux from the play store
Open Termux and execute the following commands:

# Hit enter after typing each command to execute the command

$ pkg update && upgrade / -y
$ pkg install python
$ pkg install pip 
$ pkg install git
$ pip install --upgrade pip
$ pip install colorama
$ termux-setup-storage # Allow access to storage
$ cd storage
$ dir # Execute this command to see the list of items in the directory you're currently in
  # In my case, the output is:
  dcim       external-1  music    shared
  downloads  movies      pictures
$ cd downloads # To navigate to the downloads folder
$ git clone https://github.com/codebytesz/Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm.git
$ dir # You should see the cloned item among the files listed
  Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm
$ cd Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm
$ dir # (Optional) To see the items in the Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm folder
$ python caesar_cipher.py # This command starts the program

Alternatively:

Download Termux from the play store
Download the zip file and extract it into a folder
Open Termux and execute the following commands:

# Hit enter after typing each command to execute the command

$ pkg update && upgrade / -y
$ pkg install python
$ pip install colorama
$ termux-setup-storage # Allow access to storage
$ cd storage
$ dir # (Optional) This command is to see the list of items in the directory you're currently in

Navigate to the folder in which you extracted the file
- Mine is in downloads

$ cd downloads
$ dir
  #output
  Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm
$ cd Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm
$ dir # (Optional) To see the items in the Caesar-Cipher-Algorithm folder
$ python caesar_cipher.py # This command starts the program

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If you experience any bugs or want to make a contribution, create an issue.

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