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# OverTheWire: (old) - Bandit

[`Bandit`](https://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit0.html)

## Bandit Level 0

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> ssh username\@hostname
>
> so that the command is: \`ssh <bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org> -p 2220\`

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## Bandit Level 0 → Level 1

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[command](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/189251/how-to-read-dash-files)

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```
bandit1@bandit:~$ cat ./-
CV1DtqXWVFXTvM2F0k09SHz0YwRINYA9
bandit1@bandit:~$ cat <-
CV1DtqXWVFXTvM2F0k09SHz0YwRINYA9
bandit1@bandit:~$
```

## Bandit Level 1 → Level 2

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```
bandit2@bandit:~$ ls
spaces in this filename
bandit2@bandit:~$ cat spaces\ in\ this\ filename
UmHadQclWmgdLOKQ3YNgjWxGoRMb5luK
bandit2@bandit:~$
```

## Bandit Level 2 → Level 3

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```
bandit3@bandit:~$ ls
inhere
bandit3@bandit:~$ cd inhere/
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ ls
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ ls -a
.  ..  .hidden
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ cat .hidden
pIwrPrtPN36QITSp3EQaw936yaFoFgAB
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$
```

## Bandit Level 3 → Level 4

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```
bandit4@bandit:~$ ls
inhere
bandit4@bandit:~$ cd inhere/
bandit4@bandit:~/inhere$ ls
-file00  -file01  -file02  -file03  -file04  -file05  -file06  -file07  -file08  -file09
bandit4@bandit:~/inhere$ cat *
cat: invalid option -- 'f'
Try 'cat --help' for more information.
bandit4@bandit:~/inhere$ cat ./*
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```

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## Bandit Level 4 → Level 5

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[`human-readable file`](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/313442/find-human-readable-files)

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## Bandit Level 5 → Level 6

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> `find / -user bandit7 -group bandit6 -size 33c`

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> `find / -user bandit7 -group bandit6 -size 33c 2>&1 | grep -F -v Permission`

[`2>&1 meaning`](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/818255/in-the-shell-what-does-21-mean)

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```
bandit6@bandit:/home$ find / -user bandit7 -group bandit6 -size 33c 2>&1 | grep -F -v Permission | grep -F -v directory
/var/lib/dpkg/info/bandit7.password
bandit6@bandit:/home$ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/bandit7.password
HKBPTKQnIay4Fw76bEy8PVxKEDQRKTzs
bandit6@bandit:/home$
```

## Bandit Level 7 → Level 8

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```
bandit7@bandit:~$ cat data.txt | grep millionth
millionth       cvX2JJa4CFALtqS87jk27qwqGhBM9plV
bandit7@bandit:~$
```

## Bandit Level 8 → Level 9

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```
bandit8@bandit:~$ cat data.txt |sort |uniq -u
UsvVyFSfZZWbi6wgC7dAFyFuR6jQQUhR
```

## Bandit Level 9 → Level 10

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```
bandit9@bandit:~$ strings data.txt  | grep =
========== the*2i"4
=:G e
========== password
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A=|t&E
Zdb=
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*SF=s
&========== truKLdjsbJ5g7yyJ2X2R0o3a5HQJFuLk
S=A.H&^
bandit9@bandit:~$
```

## Bandit Level 10 → Level 11

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```
bandit10@bandit:~$ cat data.txt | base64 -d
The password is IFukwKGsFW8MOq3IRFqrxE1hxTNEbUPR
bandit10@bandit:~$
```

## Bandit Level 11 → Level 12

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```
bandit11@bandit:~$ cat data.txt | tr 'a-zA-Z' 'n-za-mN-ZA-N'
The password is 5Te8Y4drgCRfCx8ugdwuEX8KFC6k2EUu
bandit11@bandit:~$
```

## Bandit Level 12 → Level 13

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In this challenge, you just have to know decompress a file with gzip, bzip2 and xxd . Knowing how to know file extention by `file command`

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