Brutespray

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Comprehensive brutespray commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
brutespray --version	Show brutespray version
brutespray --help	Display help information
brutespray init	Initialize brutespray in current directory
brutespray status	Check current status
brutespray list	List available options
brutespray info	Display system information
brutespray config	Show configuration settings
brutespray update	Update to latest version
brutespray start	Start brutespray service
brutespray stop	Stop brutespray service
brutespray restart	Restart brutespray service
brutespray reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brutespray

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/brutespray/releases/latest/download/brutespray-linux
chmod +x brutespray-linux
sudo mv brutespray-linux /usr/local/bin/brutespray

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/brutespray.git
cd brutespray
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install brutespray

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install brutespray

# Manual installation
curl -L -o brutespray https://github.com/example/brutespray/releases/latest/download/brutespray-macos
chmod +x brutespray
sudo mv brutespray /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install brutespray

# Scoop installation
scoop install brutespray

# Winget installation
winget install brutespray

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/brutespray/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
brutespray config show	Display current configuration
brutespray config list	List all configuration options
brutespray config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
brutespray config get <key>	Get configuration value
brutespray config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
brutespray config reset	Reset to default configuration
brutespray config validate	Validate configuration file
brutespray config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
brutespray create <name>

# Read file/resource
brutespray read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
brutespray update <name>

# Delete file/resource
brutespray delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
brutespray copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
brutespray move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
brutespray list --all

# Search for files/resources
brutespray search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
brutespray connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
brutespray listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
brutespray send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
brutespray receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
brutespray ping <host>

# Scan network range
brutespray scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
brutespray monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
brutespray proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
brutespray start --daemon

# Stop running process
brutespray stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
brutespray restart --config <file>

# Check process status
brutespray status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
brutespray monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
brutespray killall

# Show running processes
brutespray ps

# Manage process priority
brutespray priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
brutespray login --user <username>

# Login with API key
brutespray login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
brutespray login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
brutespray logout

# Change password
brutespray passwd

# Generate new API key
brutespray generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
brutespray sessions

# Revoke session
brutespray revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
brutespray encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
brutespray decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
brutespray keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
brutespray sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
brutespray verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
brutespray hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
brutespray cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
brutespray cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
brutespray monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
brutespray monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
brutespray monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
brutespray monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
brutespray monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
brutespray report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
brutespray alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
brutespray history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
brutespray logs

# View logs with filter
brutespray logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
brutespray logs --follow

# Set log level
brutespray logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
brutespray logs --rotate

# Export logs
brutespray logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
brutespray logs --clear

# Archive logs
brutespray logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if brutespray is installed
which brutespray
brutespray --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall brutespray
# or
brew reinstall brutespray

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo brutespray <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which brutespray)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/brutespray

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/brutespray

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
brutespray config validate

# Reset to default configuration
brutespray config reset

# Check configuration file location
brutespray config show --file

# Backup current configuration
brutespray config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
brutespray config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
brutespray status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u brutespray

# Start in debug mode
brutespray start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
brutespray killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
brutespray --debug	Enable debug output
brutespray --verbose	Enable verbose logging
brutespray --trace	Enable trace logging
brutespray test	Run built-in tests
brutespray doctor	Run system health check
brutespray diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
brutespray benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
brutespray validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
brutespray --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
brutespray --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
brutespray --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
brutespray --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
brutespray cache clear

# Show cache statistics
brutespray cache stats

# Optimize performance
brutespray optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
brutespray metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
brutespray --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
brutespray --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
brutespray --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
brutespray queue add <item>
brutespray queue process
brutespray queue status
brutespray queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using brutespray

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="brutespray.log"

# Check if brutespray is available
if ! command -v brutespray &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: brutespray is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting brutespray operation"

    if brutespray --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    brutespray cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
BRUTESPRAY_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.brutespray/config.yaml
BRUTESPRAY_HOME	Home directory	~/.brutespray
BRUTESPRAY_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
BRUTESPRAY_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.brutespray/logs/brutespray.log
BRUTESPRAY_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.brutespray/cache
BRUTESPRAY_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.brutespray/data
BRUTESPRAY_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
BRUTESPRAY_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.brutespray/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.brutespray/logs/brutespray.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.brutespray/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize brutespray
brutespray init

# 2. Configure basic settings
brutespray config set host example.com
brutespray config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
brutespray start

# 4. Check status
brutespray status

# 5. Perform operations
brutespray run --target example.com

# 6. View results
brutespray results

# 7. Stop service
brutespray stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
brutespray run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
brutespray monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
brutespray report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated brutespray workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    brutespray \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
brutespray report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub