{"id":321,"date":"2025-05-19T18:03:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howtocybersec.com\/?p=321"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:33:49","slug":"dirsearch-cheat-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtocybersec.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/dirsearch-cheat-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirsearch Cheat Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
  1. Basic Usage<\/span><\/li>
  2. Brute-force Directories and Files<\/span><\/li>
  3. Recursive Bruteforcing<\/span><\/li>
  4. Custom Wordlist<\/span><\/li>
  5. Filter Responses by Status Code<\/span><\/li>
  6. Exclude Noisy Status Codes<\/span><\/li>
  7. Use HTTP Headers (e.g. JWT, Cookies)<\/span><\/li>
  8. Rate Limiting \/ Throttling Handling<\/span><\/li>
  9. Proxy Support (Burp\/ZAP)<\/span><\/li>
  10. Extensions Fuzzing<\/span><\/li>
  11. Silent \/ Report Mode<\/span><\/li>
  12. Pro Tips<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Tool Overview<\/strong>
    dirsearch<\/code><\/a> is a fast command-line web path scanner written in Python. It’s used to brute-force directories and files on web servers using wordlists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Basic Usage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -e php,html,js\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    -u: Target URL\n\n-e: Extensions to brute-force<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Brute-force Directories and Files<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -e php,html,js,txt,zip,sql\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Recursive Bruteforcing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -e php -r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Custom Wordlist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -w \/path\/to\/custom-list.txt\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Filter Responses by Status Code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -e php -i 200,403\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Exclude Noisy Status Codes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -e php -x 404,500\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Use HTTP Headers (e.g. JWT, Cookies)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -H \"Authorization: Bearer <token>\"\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Rate Limiting \/ Throttling Handling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -t 5 --delay 1\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Proxy Support (Burp\/ZAP)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com --proxy http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8080\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Extensions Fuzzing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com\/index -e php,html,bak,zip\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Silent \/ Report Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    python3 dirsearch.py -u https:\/\/target.com -o report.txt --format simple\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Pro Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Use with projectdiscovery\/httpx<\/strong> for live host enumeration<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Combine with ffuf<\/code>, gau<\/code>, or waybackurls<\/code> for more dynamic discovery<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Try paths from tools like GitHub dorks<\/strong> or JSParser<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    Tool Overviewdirsearch is a fast command-line web path scanner written in Python. It’s used to brute-force directories and files on web servers using wordlists. Basic Usage -u: Target URL -e: Extensions to brute-force Brute-force Directories and Files Recursive Bruteforcing Custom Wordlist Filter Responses by Status Code Exclude Noisy Status Codes Use HTTP Headers (e.g. JWT,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13,17,15,19,18,16,20,12],"yoast_head":"\nDirsearch Cheat Sheet - HowToCyberSec<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"dirsearch is a powerful web recon tool to find hidden directories and web pages during a pentest. 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