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ffuf: Discover directories using a [w]ordlist on a target website with a max individual job time of 60 seconds and recursion discovery depth of 2 levels.
$ ffuf -w ${path-to-wordlist} -u ${https:--target-FUZZ} -maxtime-job ${60} -recursion -recursion-depth ${2}
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This command is using the tool "ffuf" to perform a web directory and content discovery. Let's break down each part of the command:

  • ffuf: This is the actual command that invokes the ffuf tool.
  • -w ${path-to-wordlist}: This flag specifies the path to the wordlist file that will be used for the fuzzing process. Fuzzing involves systematically testing multiple values to discover potential vulnerabilities or hidden content.
  • -u ${https:--target-FUZZ}: This flag specifies the target URL where the fuzzing will be performed. The keyword "FUZZ" will be replaced with the values from the wordlist.
  • -maxtime-job ${60}: This flag specifies the maximum time (in seconds) that a single job will be allowed to run. In this case, the limit is set to 60 seconds. This helps prevent the tool from running indefinitely.
  • -recursion: This flag tells ffuf to recursively search for URLs and continue the fuzzing process on newly discovered URLs.
  • -recursion-depth ${2}: This flag specifies the depth of recursion. The value 2 means that ffuf will follow up to two levels of recursion, fuzzing the newly discovered URLs.

Overall, this command uses ffuf to perform fuzzing on a given target URL using a wordlist, allowing recursion and specifying the maximum time for each job, and the depth of recursion.

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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