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TPB0

TOOLBOX

  • File - file is your friend. It can help you determine what type of file something is. Whcich could be helpful for determining *couch*decodingtools*cough* stuff.
  • apropos - It can help find the manual pages for some of the different tools that you will need to use. It might be worth paying attention to file names.
  • tac (filename) is how you flip a file text vertically

SAMPLE PUZZLE

-At the start you can only access ascii.512

-For ascii.512, complete all of the steps to be able to unlock the rest of the assignment.

-Don't forget that file allows to see any extra information about the file.

STEP 1: DETERMINE TYPE

File can be helpful for determining a file type and apropos for finding a particular command to use on such file types. Another thing to pay attention to is the actual names of the files.

STEP 2: TAKE ACTION

STEP 3: STUDY RESULTS

STEP 4: TAKE ACTION

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