---
name: "dirb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dirb"
version: "2.22+dfsg-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dirb"
---

# dirb(1)

Web Content Scanner

## NAME

dirb - Web Content Scanner

## SYNOPSIS

**dirb \<url\_base\>** *\<url\_base\>* *\[\<wordlist\_file(s)\>\]* *\[options\]*

## DESCRIPTION

DIRB IS a Web Content Scanner. It looks for existing (and/or hidden) Web Objects. It basically works by launching a dictionary basesd attack against a web server and analizing the response.

## OPTIONS

- **-a \<agent\_string\>**

  Specify your custom USER\_AGENT. (Default is: "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)")

- **-b**

  Don't squash or merge sequences of /../ or /./ in the given URL.

- **-c \<cookie\_string\>**

  Set a cookie for the HTTP request.

- **-E \<certificate\>**

  Use the specified client certificate file.

- **-f**

  Fine tunning of NOT\_FOUND (404) detection.

- **-H \<header\_string\>**

  Add a custom header to the HTTP request.

- **-i**

  Use case-insensitive Search.

- **-l**

  Print "Location" header when found.

- **-N \<nf\_code\>**

  Ignore responses with this HTTP code.

- **-o \<output\_file\>**

  Save output to disk.

- **-p \<proxy\[:port\]\>**

  Use this proxy. (Default port is 1080)

- **-P \<proxy\_username:proxy\_password\>**

  Proxy Authentication.

- **-r**

  Don't Search Recursively.

- **-R**

  Interactive Recursion. (Ask in which directories you want to scan)

- **-S**

  Silent Mode. Don't show tested words. (For dumb terminals)

- **-t**

  Don't force an ending '/' on URLs.

- **-u \<username:password\>**

  Username and password to use.

- **-v**

  Show Also Not Existent Pages.

- **-w**

  Don't Stop on WARNING messages.

- **-x \<extensions\_file\>**

  Amplify search with the extensions on this file.

- **-X \<extensions\>**

  Amplify search with this extensions.

- **-z \<milisecs\>**

  Amplify search with this extensions.

## SEE ALSO

**brain**(x)