--show help

[gimmecookies]

using --show returns the message
Usage: hashcat [options]... hash|hashfile|hccapxfile [dictionary|mask|directory]
help pls

[penguinkeeper]

You need to use show as:
hashcat -m <hash_mode> hashlist.txt --show

Not just:
hashcat --show

Alternatively, you can look in the "hashcat.potfile" file, in the same location as Hashcat