cewl:tldr:e9286

cewl: Create a wordlist file from the given URL up to 2 links depth.

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$ cewl --depth ${2} --write ${path-to-wordlist-txt} ${url}

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This command is using the "cewl" tool to generate a wordlist (text file containing a list of words) based on the content found on a specified URL.

Here's the breakdown of the command:

"cewl": This is the command used to execute the "cewl" tool. This tool is used to crawl a website and extract words from it.
"--depth ${2}": This option specifies the depth of the crawl. "${2}" is a placeholder that represents the second argument passed to the command (likely a number), indicating how deep the crawling should go. The depth determines how many layers of linked pages will be followed.
"--write ${path-to-wordlist-txt}": This option is used to specify the file path where the generated wordlist should be saved. "${path-to-wordlist-txt}" is a placeholder for the actual path to a text file where you want to save the wordlist.
"${url}": This is another placeholder representing the URL of the website you want to crawl. The URL should be provided as an argument to the command.

Putting it all together, when you run this command, the "cewl" tool will crawl the specified URL, following links up to the specified depth. It will extract words from the web page content and save them in the specified wordlist text file.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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