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smbmap: Locate and download files [R]ecursively up to N levels depth, searching for filename pattern (regex), and excluding certain shares.
$ smbmap --host-file ${filename} -u ${username} -p ${password} -q -R --depth ${number} --exclude ${sharename} -A ${filepattern}
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This command is using the tool 'smbmap' to perform actions related to the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.

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

  • smbmap: This is the name of the tool that will be executed.
  • --host-file ${filename}: The ${filename} is a placeholder for the name of a file that contains a list of hosts or IP addresses that you want to scan. This option allows you to specify the file to use.
  • -u ${username}: The ${username} is a placeholder for the username to authenticate with on the SMB shares. This option allows you to provide the username.
  • -p ${password}: The ${password} is a placeholder for the password to authenticate with on the SMB shares. This option allows you to provide the password.
  • -q: This option makes the output less verbose by suppressing extra information.
  • -R: This option tells smbmap to recursively enumerate the shares. It will list subdirectories and files within the shares.
  • --depth ${number}: The ${number} is a placeholder for the depth level of recursion. This option allows you to specify how many levels deep smbmap should go when enumerating shares.
  • --exclude ${sharename}: The ${sharename} is a placeholder for the name of the share that you want to exclude from enumeration. This option allows you to specify a share name to exclude.
  • -A ${filepattern}: The ${filepattern} is a placeholder for a file pattern or wildcard that determines which files to retrieve from the share. This option allows you to specify a file pattern for retrieval.

Overall, this command executes the smbmap tool, providing various options to scan multiple hosts specified in a file, authenticate with a username and password, recursively enumerate shares up to a certain depth level, exclude a specific share, and retrieve files matching a certain pattern from the shares.

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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