ToolsFebruary 9, 20261 min readby 0xt0pus

Dirsearch

Web path discovery tool for brute-forcing directories and files on web servers


Dirsearch

Description

Dirsearch is used to find directories and files on web servers. It supports status code filtering and is run during the web enumeration phase.

Usage 1: Basic Directory Enumeration

Run dirsearch excluding common error status codes.

Command:

dirsearch -u http://10.10.57.136 --exclude-status=401,402,403,404

Usage 2: Search for Specific File Types

Command:

dirsearch.py -h http://192.168.23.98/ -e cgi -r

Usage 3: Basic Web Directory Scan

Command:

dirsearch http://editorial.htb/