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dirsearch:tldr:bcaa7
dirsearch: Scan a web server using a cookie.
$ dirsearch --url ${url} --extensions ${php} --cookie ${cookie}
try on your machine
The command you provided is using a tool called "dirsearch" to perform a directory/file enumeration on a specified URL. Here is the breakdown of each parameter in the command:
dirsearch
: This is the name of the tool being executed.--url ${url}
: This parameter is used to specify the target URL for the enumeration. You need to replace${url}
with the actual URL you want to scan.--extensions ${php}
: This parameter is used to specify the file extensions to look for during the enumeration. In this case, it specifies that the tool should search for files with a.php
extension. You can replace${php}
with any other desired file extension.--cookie ${cookie}
: This parameter is used to include a cookie value with the request. It is important for certain applications that require authentication or session management. Replace${cookie}
with the actual cookie value you want to include in the request.
Make sure to replace the placeholders (${url}
, ${php}
, ${cookie}
) with the appropriate values specific to your target.
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.