Scripting refers to the creation and execution of sequences of commands or instructions to perform specific tasks. In penetration testing, scripting empowers testers to automate various procedures, interact with systems, and analyze data efficiently. It encompasses a wide array of languages and tools tailored to address different aspects of security testing. And yes with the rise of AI bots and assistant you may be wondering why you would need to learn this anymore, however AI is still far from perfect and you still need to understand what AI is writing for you and thus I still believe scripting is important for these and many other reasons.

In this series we will go over 3 languages – Bash, Python and Powershell.

The discussion also covers essential Linux file management fundamentals, including:

Basic commands (ls, cd, mkdir, grep)
File permission management with chmod
Ownership control using chown

Directory organization techniques

List of Commands:

ls: List directory contents.
cd: Change directory.
pwd: Print working directory.
mkdir: Make directories.
rm: Remove files or directories.
cp: Copy files and directories.
mv: Move or rename files and directories.
grep: Search for patterns in files.
cat: Concatenate and display file content.
echo: Display messages or variables
chmod: Change file permissions.
chown: Change file ownership.
ps: Display information about active processes.
kill: Terminate processes.
find: search for files or directories
cut: extract specific fields or columns from delimited text files, log files, and command output
tr: performs character-level translation or substitution operations on input data streams
sed: A versatile stream editor enables testers to perform text manipulation, search-and-replace operations, and pattern-based transformations on input streams and files
awk: provides testers with a robust toolkit for data extraction, manipulation, and reporting tasks.

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