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Mutillidae

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mutillidae

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install mutillidae

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install mutillidae

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install mutillidae

# Scoop installation
scoop install mutillidae

# Winget installation
winget install mutillidae

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
mutillidae create <name>

# Read file/resource
mutillidae read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
mutillidae update <name>

# Delete file/resource
mutillidae delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
mutillidae list --all

# Search for files/resources
mutillidae search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
mutillidae ping <host>

# Scan network range
mutillidae scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
mutillidae start --daemon

# Stop running process
mutillidae stop --force

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

# Check process status
mutillidae status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
mutillidae monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
mutillidae killall

# Show running processes
mutillidae ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
mutillidae logout

# Change password
mutillidae passwd

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

# List active sessions
mutillidae sessions

# Revoke session
mutillidae revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
mutillidae monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
mutillidae monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
mutillidae history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
mutillidae logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
mutillidae logs --rotate

# Export logs
mutillidae logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
mutillidae logs --clear

# Archive logs
mutillidae logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo mutillidae <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
mutillidae config validate

# Reset to default configuration
mutillidae config reset

# Check configuration file location
mutillidae config show --file

# Backup current configuration
mutillidae config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
mutillidae config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
mutillidae status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u mutillidae

# Start in debug mode
mutillidae start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
mutillidae killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
mutillidae cache clear

# Show cache statistics
mutillidae cache stats

# Optimize performance
mutillidae optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
mutillidae metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
mutillidae --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using mutillidae

set -euo pipefail

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

# Check if mutillidae is available
if ! command -v mutillidae &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: mutillidae 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 mutillidae operation"

    if mutillidae --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"
    mutillidae 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
MUTILLIDAE_CONFIG Configuration file path ~/.mutillidae/config.yaml
MUTILLIDAE_HOME Home directory ~/.mutillidae
MUTILLIDAE_LOG_LEVEL Logging level INFO
MUTILLIDAE_LOG_FILE Log file path ~/.mutillidae/logs/mutillidae.log
MUTILLIDAE_CACHE_DIR Cache directory ~/.mutillidae/cache
MUTILLIDAE_DATA_DIR Data directory ~/.mutillidae/data
MUTILLIDAE_TIMEOUT Default timeout 30s
MUTILLIDAE_MAX_WORKERS Maximum workers 4

Configuration File

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

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.mutillidae/logs/mutillidae.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: "~/.mutillidae/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize mutillidae
mutillidae init

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

# 3. Start service
mutillidae start

# 4. Check status
mutillidae status

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

# 6. View results
mutillidae results

# 7. Stop service
mutillidae stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated mutillidae 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..."

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
mutillidae 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

Community Resources

Learning Resources

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

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