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dirsearch:tldr:964b9
dirsearch: Scan a web server using the `HEAD` HTTP method.
$ dirsearch --url ${url} --extensions ${php} --http-method ${HEAD}
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This command is using the tool dirsearch to scan a website for directories and files with a specific file extension, in this case, PHP files. Here's the breakdown of the command:
dirsearch
: This is the command to run the dirsearch tool.--url ${url}
: It specifies the URL of the target website that needs to be scanned.${url}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual website's URL.--extensions ${php}
: It defines the file extensions to be searched during the scan.${php}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the desired file extension (in this case, PHP).--http-method ${HEAD}
: It sets the HTTP method to be used during the scan.${HEAD}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the desired HTTP method (in this case, HEAD). HEAD method sends a request to retrieve only the headers of a URL, rather than its entire content.
Overall, this command is executing a dirsearch scan on a specific website URL to find directories and files with the PHP extension using the HEAD HTTP method.
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.