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binwalk

List of commands for binwalk:

  • binwalk:tldr:5257c binwalk: Analyze the entropy of a binary, saving the plot with the same name as the binary and `.png` extension appended.
    $ binwalk --entropy --save ${path-to-binary}
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  • binwalk:tldr:8949b binwalk: Combine entropy, signature and opcodes analysis in a single command.
    $ binwalk --entropy --signature --opcodes ${path-to-binary}
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  • binwalk:tldr:8a59d binwalk: Scan a binary file.
    $ binwalk ${path-to-binary}
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  • binwalk:tldr:c6c39 binwalk: Recursively extract files from a binary limiting the recursion depth to 2.
    $ binwalk --extract --matryoshka --depth ${2} ${path-to-binary}
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  • binwalk:tldr:e995d binwalk: Extract files from a binary, specifying the output directory.
    $ binwalk --extract --directory ${output_directory} ${path-to-binary}
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  • binwalk:tldr:f9b19 binwalk: Extract files from a binary with the specified file signature.
    $ binwalk --dd '${png image:png}' ${path-to-binary}
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