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The script getflag.sh is a simple way to access a website and retrieve the flag text shown on the webpage using the commands curl
, grep
and echo
.
To use the script, you need to provide the IP address of the machine as an argument when running the script. For example:
./script.sh 10.10.63.99
This will retrieve the webpage at http://10.10.63.99
and print the flag text if it's found.
Note: this script is just an automated solution, you're also able to find the flag by simply opening the website in a browser and searching for it.
To get help with Linux commands, you can use the following:
man
command (e.g.man ls
) to access command manual pages,--help
option (e.g.ls --help
) to see command options and usage,- Google it, it is your friend.