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dnsrecon: Scan a domain and save the results to a SQLite database.
$ dnsrecon --domain ${example-com} --db ${path-to-database-sqlite}
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The command you provided is invoking the dnsrecon tool with specific parameters. dnsrecon is a widely used DNS reconnaissance tool used for querying DNS servers to gather information about a specific domain.

Let's break down the command and its parameters:

  • dnsrecon: It's the name of the tool or command you are executing.

  • --domain ${example-com}: This parameter specifies the domain you want to target. Replace ${example-com} with the actual domain name you want to investigate. Make sure to remove the ${} and replace it with the domain name without any brackets or dollar signs.

  • --db ${path-to-database-sqlite}: This parameter specifies the path to an SQLite database where the results will be stored. Replace ${path-to-database-sqlite} with the actual path to the SQLite database file. Again, make sure to remove the ${} and put the correct path without any brackets or dollar signs.

Overall, this command is instructing dnsrecon to perform a DNS reconnaissance on the specified domain and store the results in an SQLite database 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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