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gobuster:tldr:23d88

gobuster: Discover other virtual hosts on the server.
$ gobuster vhost --url ${https:--example-com-} --wordlist ${filename}
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The command you provided is using a tool called "gobuster" with the "vhost" mode. It is used for directory and virtual host brute-forcing or enumeration.

Here's a breakdown of the command and its options:

  • gobuster: This is the name of the tool that will be executed.
  • vhost: This is the mode flag of gobuster that specifies it should perform a virtual host-based enumeration.
  • --url: This option specifies the target URL to scan. In this case, the target URL is https://example.com. The syntax ${https:--example-com-} suggests that ${} is used to substitute the value within it. So, the actual URL could be replaced with the result of a variable or command substitution.
  • --wordlist: This option specifies the wordlist to be used for the enumeration. In the command, ${filename} indicates that the wordlist is a variable or command substitution, and its value should be provided in its place.

To summarize, the command runs gobuster to perform a virtual host-based enumeration on the given URL (https://example.com) using a wordlist specified by the value of ${filename}.

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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