directory-traversal – Tarik Billa

Python os.walk + follow symlinks

August 15, 2023 by Tarik

Set followlinks to True. This is the fourth argument to the os.walk method, reproduced below: os.walk(top[, topdown=True[, onerror=None[, followlinks=False]]]) This option was added in Python 2.6. EDIT 1 Be careful when using followlinks=True. According to the documentation: Note: Be aware that setting followlinks to True can lead to infinite recursion if a link points to … Read more

Preventing Directory Traversal in PHP but allowing paths

July 27, 2023 by Tarik

Perform an action in every sub-directory using Bash

October 11, 2022 by Tarik

A version that avoids creating a sub-process: for D in *; do if [ -d “${D}” ]; then echo “${D}” # your processing here fi done Or, if your action is a single command, this is more concise: for D in *; do [ -d “${D}” ] && my_command; done Or an even more concise … Read more