Below are just a few examples of the many commands that can be useful for bug bounty research. The specific commands and tools that are used will depend on the nature of the research and the target system.
Here are the 21 Linux commands that can be useful for bug bounty research:
- awk: a programming language for manipulating and processing text files
- curl: a command-line utility for transferring data with URLs
- cut: a command-line utility for extracting specific fields from a file
- dig: a tool for performing DNS lookups
- find: a command-line utility for searching for files based on various criteria
- grep: a command-line utility for searching for patterns in text
- head: a command-line utility for displaying the first few lines of a file
- locate: a command-line utility for quickly finding files based on their names
- nmap: a network scanning tool that can be used to discover open ports and services on a network
- openssl: a toolkit for working with SSL/TLS certificates and encryption
- rsync: a tool for efficiently transferring and synchronizing files between systems
- sed: a command-line utility for editing text in-place
- scp: a command-line utility for securely transferring files between systems
- sort: a command-line utility for sorting lines of text
- ssh: a utility for securely connecting to remote systems
- sudo: a command in Linux that allows a user to execute a command as another user, typically the root user
- tail: a command-line utility for displaying the last few lines of a file
- tcpdump: a packet capturing tool that can be used to monitor network traffic
- traceroute: a tool for displaying the route that packets take to a destination
- uniq: a command-line utility for identifying and removing duplicate lines of text
- wget: a command-line utility for downloading files from the web
