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feroxbuster:tldr:28740

feroxbuster: Discover specific directories and files that match in the wordlist with extensions and 100 threads and a random user-agent.
$ feroxbuster --url "${https:--example-com}" --wordlist ${filename} --threads ${100} --extensions "${php,txt}" --random-agent
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The command you provided is using the tool "feroxbuster" to perform a web content discovery and directory/file enumeration task. Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • feroxbuster is the actual command that is being executed.

  • --url "${https:--example-com}" specifies the target URL where the tool will perform the scanning. In this case, it is set to "https://example.com". The --url flag is used to indicate the target.

  • --wordlist ${filename} specifies the wordlist that will be used for the content discovery. The ${filename} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual path and filename of the wordlist file. For example, --wordlist /path/to/wordlist.txt.

  • --threads ${100} sets the number of threads (parallel connections) that will be used during the scanning process. The ${100} is another placeholder that should be replaced with the desired number of threads. For example, --threads 50.

  • --extensions "${php,txt}" specifies the file extensions that will be checked during the enumeration. In this case, it is set to search for files with ".php" and ".txt" extensions. The ${php,txt} is a placeholder that, like the previous ones, should be replaced with the desired file extensions. For example, --extensions "php,txt,html".

  • --random-agent instructs the tool to use a random User-Agent string for each request sent. This can help avoid detections or blocking based on a specific User-Agent.

Overall, this command is telling feroxbuster to perform a web content discovery and directory/file enumeration on the specified URL, using a given wordlist, number of threads, and file extensions, while randomly rotating User-Agent strings for each request.

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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