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Installation
============
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The only system dependency for ``pwncat`` is ``python3`` and ``pip``. For ``pip`` to install all Python dependencies,
you will likely need your distributions Python Development package (``python3-dev`` for Debian-based distributions).
Once you have a working ``pip`` installation, you can install ``pwncat`` with the provided setup script:
.. code-block:: bash
python setup.py --user install
It is recommended to use a virtual environment, however. This can be done easily with the Python3 ``venv`` module:
.. code-block:: bash
python -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
python setup.py install
When updating ``pwncat`` is it recommended to setup and update the virtual environment again.
After installation, you can use ``pwncat`` via the installed script:
.. code-block:: bash
$ pwncat --help
usage: pwncat [-h] (--reverse | --bind) [--host HOST] --port PORT
[--method {script-util-linux,script-other,python}] [--config CONFIG]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--reverse, -r Listen on the specified port for connections from a remote host
--bind, -b Connect to a remote host
--host HOST, -H HOST Bind address for reverse connections. Remote host for bind connections (default:
0.0.0.0)
--port PORT, -p PORT Bind port for reverse connections. Remote port for bind connections
--method {script-util-linux,script-other,python}, -m {script-util-linux,script-other,python}
Method to create a pty on the remote host (default: script)
--config CONFIG, -c CONFIG
Configuration script
Development Environment
-----------------------
If you would like to develop modules for ``pwncat`` (such as privilege escalation or persistence module), you can use
the ``setuptools`` "develop" target instead of "install". This installs ``pwncat`` via symlinks, which means any
modifications of the local code will be reflected in the installed package:
.. code-block:: bash
python setup.py develop