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0xdirsan
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0xdirsan is a simple program designed to search for directories within the file system using brute-force with a given list of words.
0xdirsan is a simple program designed to search for directories within the file system using brute-force with a given list of words.
Follow these steps to install 0xdirsan :
git clone https://github.com/X-Projetion/0xdirsan.git
cd 0xdirsan
pip install -r requirements.txt
usage: main.py [-h] [-w WORDLIST] -u URL [-t THREADS]
0xdirsan is a simple program designed to search for directories in a file system
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-w WORDLIST, --wordlist WORDLIST
Path to wordlist file
-u URL, --url URL Target URL use http / https
-t THREADS, --threads THREADS
Number of threads (default 30)
Please note that 0xdirsan is provided for educational purposes only. Use of this program for unethical or illegal activities is not recommended. The developer is not responsible for any actions taken by users.
0xdirsan was developed by X-Projetion, a software developer with a focus on security and penetration testing. You can visit the website X-Projetion.org for more information or follow Instagram X-Projetion for the latest updates.
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0xdirsan is a simple program designed to search for directories within the file system using brute-force with a given list of words.
We found that 0xdirsan demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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