---
name: "w3af_console"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "w3af-console"
version: "1.0-rc3svn3489-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/w3af_console"
---

# w3af\_console(1)

Web Application Attack and Audit Framework with console interface

## NAME

w3af\_console - Web Application Attack and Audit Framework with console interface

## SYNOPSIS

**w3af\_console** \[**-h**\] \[**-s** *\<script-file\>*\] \[**-p** *\<profile-file\>*\] \[**-i** *\<metasploit-path\>*\]

## DESCRIPTION

w3af is a Web Application Attack and Audit Framework. The project goal is to create a framework to find and exploit web application vulnerabilities that is easy to use and extend. This is the console user interface manpage.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Print help message.

- **-s *\<script-file\>***

  Execute a script file. Example: "w3af\_console -s script/web\_spider.w3af".

- **-p *\<profile-file\>***

  Run with the selected profile. Example: "w3af\_console -p profiles/OWASP\_TOP10.pw3af".

- **-i *\<metasploit-path\>***

  Directory where MSF is installed (only used to install the virtual daemon)

## SEE ALSO

[**w3af**(1)](/w3af/1.md), [**w3af\_gui**(1)](/w3af_gui/1.md)

## User Guide

To learn more about w3af please read the w3af users guide, which is available with your installation (readme/w3afUsersGuide.pdf) and also online at http://w3af.sourceforge.net/documentation/user/w3afUsersGuide.pdf .

## BUGS

The framework is still under development and has reported bugs. To read a complete list of them, or to submit a bug, please point your browser to https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group\_id=170274&atid=853652 .