https://github.com/mtardy/pathgen

A CLI tool for creating arbitrary long paths on Linux
https://github.com/mtardy/pathgen

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A CLI tool for creating arbitrary long paths on Linux

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mtardy/pathgen
• Owner: mtardy
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-10-24T17:16:34.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-05T12:07:00.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-20T06:41:49.339Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: filesystem, linux, path
• Language: Go
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• Size: 3.91 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Pathgen

Pathgen is a Golang CLI tool for generating arbitrary long paths on Linux

## Installation

You need Golang to be installed in your environment. Pathgen has no external

dependencies and only use the Go standard library.

```bash

go install github.com/mtardy/pathgen@latest

```

## Usage

```text

Usage:

  pathgen [flags] length

Flags:

  -b string

        binary to put at the end of the random path, used when write is enabled

  -c    cleanup everything under "/tmp/pathgen"

  -l    create a symlink at "/tmp/pathgen/exe" to the target file, used when write is enabled (default true)

  -p string

        prefix for the random path, you will need to cleanup manually (default "/tmp/pathgen")

  -s string

        suffix of the random path, name of the copied binary (default "bin")

  -w    write the filepath on the filesystem

```

For example, to generate a path of 512 bytes and put the binary `nc` at the end

of random path under the name `bin` do:

```shell-session

pathgen -w -b $(which nc) 512

```

The output should be similar to:

```

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

```

You will find a symlink at `/tmp/pathgen/exe` that points to the binary that you

can use to trigger execution from the arbitrary path.

```shell-session

ls -l /tmp/pathgen

```

The output should be similar to:

```

lrwxrwxrwx 1 mahe mahe  512 Oct 24 17:08 exe -> 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

drwx------ 3 mahe mahe 4096 Oct 24 17:08 fmblkzrkyvzbokvvwqxuzghimgzuhshccwetfneqsvvypjqocjnbzpvjdtvuszkjzugvrnhibjmfimniyujhagnkpykxcjrlfuelynkhnwfmpkztuvugynvaooktegdlpbtjumpzdznycpqsunbpeqomvdccokcbqbbgcnjllwncupxfoyiuofuywmiituxtsyzuewagurliurxfrdhnfbwvrizniuxwhajabtnuuvlsdhfgtxebzopisjydaoe

```

## License

[MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/)