[SOLVED] trying to view contents of a hidden file but says the file doesn't exist?

daiyan619 · 07-22-2018, 08:36 AM

I'm using an emulated shell on a website called immersive labs, sort of like codeacademy, so please bear this in mind.

The tasks goes as follows:

1. What is the name of the current working directory (done)

2. how many folders are present in the current working directory (done)

3. Navigate to the 'moving-around' folder. What is the name of the hidden file located inside this folder? (done - took a lot of time [ls -a moving-around] which gave .cb75)

4. what is the token contained within the hidden file, from the previous question? (not done)

I am a complete noob at this and haven't ever used linux before. but I appreciate you taking the time to read this

https://imgur.com/a/y1wazfL

pan64 · 07-22-2018, 08:43 AM

you would need to post not only done/not done, but what did you really try, what's happened and how do you know if that was successful or not.
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-ques...html#beprecise

daiyan619 · 07-22-2018, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

you would need to post not only done/not done, but what did you really try, what's happened and how do you know if that was successful or not.
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-ques...html#beprecise

https://imgur.com/a/y1wazfL

pan64 · 07-22-2018, 10:29 AM

you would need to try ls -la instead of ls -a
that will give more info. For example you will see the permissions. Probably you have no right to read that file.

scasey · 07-22-2018, 10:39 AM

Permissions may indeed be an issue, but I'm guessing the OP doesn't know how to read (see what's in) a file.

daiyan619, man pages are your friend. See:

Code:

man cat
man less
man more

pan64 · 07-22-2018, 10:51 AM

if the file is located in a dir you need to either cd into that dir or use relative path to reach that file:
cat moving-around/.cb75

daiyan619 · 07-22-2018, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

if the file is located in a dir you need to either cd into that dir or use relative path to reach that file:
cat moving-around/.cb75

I cannot thank you enough for this solution, not only have I learnt more about linux from this forum but you have enabled me to unlock the apply button for a beginner cyber security course, thank you so much. I am very grateful

pan64 · 07-22-2018, 12:45 PM

you are welcome. Please mark the thread solved if your problem is solved. Thanks