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OTW - Bandit Level 7 to Level 8

OTW - Bandit Level 7 to Level 8

Learn to use the powerful grep command (like a magnet in a haystack) to search large files for text patterns and quickly find the password "next to the word millionth" in data.txt.

OTW - Bandit Level 5 to 6

OTW - Bandit Level 5 to 6

Use explainshell.com to understand flags of find command, and locate the 1033-byte non-executable human readable file and reveal the password level 6 of bandit challenge.

OTW - Bandit Level 4 to Level 5

OTW - Bandit Level 4 to Level 5

Learn what are binary files, how they are different from text files and why do we need them. Use the tools like xxd and file to read and interpret binary information and solve bandit level 5 challenge.

OTW - Bandit Level 3 to Level 4

OTW - Bandit Level 3 to Level 4

You will learn about hidden files in Linux, how they differ from Windows, and why files starting with a dot are hidden due to an early ls bug. These files can be revealed with special flags, and every directory also contains entries for the current and parent location.

OTW - Bandit Level 2 to Level 3

OTW - Bandit Level 2 to Level 3

This post continues from Bandit Level 1 to 2, showing how to handle spaces in command-line arguments when reading files with spaces in their names using cat.

OTW - Bandit Level 1 to Level 2

OTW - Bandit Level 1 to Level 2

This post explains command-line arguments in Linux using the OverTheWire Bandit challenge. It covers positional and named arguments, the use of -- as a separator, and POSIX conventions for - and -- prefixes.

OTW - Bandit Level 0 to Level 1

OTW - Bandit Level 0 to Level 1

Learn Linux basics with Bandit Level 0→1! Explore SSH, ls, cat, man pages, and file reading while uncovering Unix's history and secure access methods.