Pwnagotchi

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

Basic Commands

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

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install pwnagotchi

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

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

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install pwnagotchi

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install pwnagotchi

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

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install pwnagotchi

# Scoop installation
scoop install pwnagotchi

# Winget installation
winget install pwnagotchi

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

Configuration

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

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
pwnagotchi create <name>

# Read file/resource
pwnagotchi read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
pwnagotchi update <name>

# Delete file/resource
pwnagotchi delete <name>

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

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

# List all files/resources
pwnagotchi list --all

# Search for files/resources
pwnagotchi search <pattern>

Network Operations

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

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

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

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

# Test connectivity
pwnagotchi ping <host>

# Scan network range
pwnagotchi scan <network>

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

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

Process Management

# Start background process
pwnagotchi start --daemon

# Stop running process
pwnagotchi stop --force

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

# Check process status
pwnagotchi status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
pwnagotchi monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
pwnagotchi killall

# Show running processes
pwnagotchi ps

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

Security Features

Authentication

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

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

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

# Logout current session
pwnagotchi logout

# Change password
pwnagotchi passwd

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

# List active sessions
pwnagotchi sessions

# Revoke session
pwnagotchi revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
pwnagotchi monitor --system

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

# Monitor network activity
pwnagotchi monitor --network

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

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

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

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

# View monitoring history
pwnagotchi history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
pwnagotchi logs

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

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

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

# Rotate logs
pwnagotchi logs --rotate

# Export logs
pwnagotchi logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
pwnagotchi logs --clear

# Archive logs
pwnagotchi logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

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

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

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

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo pwnagotchi <command>

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

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

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

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
pwnagotchi config validate

# Reset to default configuration
pwnagotchi config reset

# Check configuration file location
pwnagotchi config show --file

# Backup current configuration
pwnagotchi config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
pwnagotchi config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
pwnagotchi status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u pwnagotchi

# Start in debug mode
pwnagotchi start --debug

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

# Kill conflicting processes
pwnagotchi killall --force

Debug Commands

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

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

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

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

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

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

# Clear cache
pwnagotchi cache clear

# Show cache statistics
pwnagotchi cache stats

# Optimize performance
pwnagotchi optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
pwnagotchi metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
pwnagotchi --parallel <command>

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

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

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

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using pwnagotchi

set -euo pipefail

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

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

    if pwnagotchi --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"
    pwnagotchi 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
PWNAGOTCHI_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.pwnagotchi/config.yaml
PWNAGOTCHI_HOME	Home directory	~/.pwnagotchi
PWNAGOTCHI_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
PWNAGOTCHI_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.pwnagotchi/logs/pwnagotchi.log
PWNAGOTCHI_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.pwnagotchi/cache
PWNAGOTCHI_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.pwnagotchi/data
PWNAGOTCHI_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
PWNAGOTCHI_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

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

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

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

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize pwnagotchi
pwnagotchi init

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

# 3. Start service
pwnagotchi start

# 4. Check status
pwnagotchi status

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

# 6. View results
pwnagotchi results

# 7. Stop service
pwnagotchi stop

Advanced Workflow

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

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

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

Automation Example

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

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

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
pwnagotchi 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