TOOL TUTORIAL · Web Content Discovery
How to install and use Dirb
Dirb is a command-line tool used for web content discovery by brute-forcing directories and files on web servers. It works by launching a series of HTTP requests to a web server and checking the responses to identify existing directories and files. Dirb uses wordlists to generat…
Quick install:
sudo apt install dirb
Installation steps
- Open a terminal on Kali Linux or any Debian based system
- Run sudo apt update to refresh the package list
- Run sudo apt install dirb to install the tool
- Run dirb without arguments to confirm the usage help appears
- Browse the bundled wordlists under /usr/share/wordlists/dirb