Generate a pronouncable password.

pwgenp.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
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# File:         pwgenp.sh
# Version:      0.1.3
# Description:  Generate a pronouncable password.

# Path to word list. You might need to modify this.
WL=/usr/share/dict/words

NL=$( wc -l $WL | awk '{ print $1 }' )
for i in {0..3} ; do
  echo $RANDOM $NL | awk '{ srand($1) ; print int($2 * rand()) }' \
    | xargs -I curr_l head -n curr_l $WL | tail -n1
done | xargs echo

Example use:

$ ~/bin/pwgenp.sh
steatopyga salicorn jud mannitol