Winpeas

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install winpeas

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install winpeas

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install winpeas

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install winpeas

# Scoop installation
scoop install winpeas

# Winget installation
winget install winpeas

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
winpeas create <name>

# Read file/resource
winpeas read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
winpeas update <name>

# Delete file/resource
winpeas delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
winpeas list --all

# Search for files/resources
winpeas search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
winpeas ping <host>

# Scan network range
winpeas scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
winpeas start --daemon

# Stop running process
winpeas stop --force

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

# Check process status
winpeas status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
winpeas monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
winpeas killall

# Show running processes
winpeas ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
winpeas logout

# Change password
winpeas passwd

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

# List active sessions
winpeas sessions

# Revoke session
winpeas revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
winpeas monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
winpeas monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
winpeas history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
winpeas logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
winpeas logs --rotate

# Export logs
winpeas logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
winpeas logs --clear

# Archive logs
winpeas logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo winpeas <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
winpeas config validate

# Reset to default configuration
winpeas config reset

# Check configuration file location
winpeas config show --file

# Backup current configuration
winpeas config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
winpeas config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
winpeas status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u winpeas

# Start in debug mode
winpeas start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
winpeas killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
winpeas cache clear

# Show cache statistics
winpeas cache stats

# Optimize performance
winpeas optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
winpeas metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
winpeas --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using winpeas

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if winpeas --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"
    winpeas 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
WINPEAS_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.winpeas/config.yaml
WINPEAS_HOME	Home directory	~/.winpeas
WINPEAS_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
WINPEAS_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.winpeas/logs/winpeas.log
WINPEAS_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.winpeas/cache
WINPEAS_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.winpeas/data
WINPEAS_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
WINPEAS_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize winpeas
winpeas init

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

# 3. Start service
winpeas start

# 4. Check status
winpeas status

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

# 6. View results
winpeas results

# 7. Stop service
winpeas stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
winpeas 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