Pentest Commands

This is a command cheat sheet for penetration testing, covering nmap, Metasploit, Hydra, John the Ripper, SQLMap, Nikto, and Aircrack-ng. It's built for quick lookups during authorized security assessments when you need the exact syntax for an nmap NSE script or the right msfvenom payload format. The commands are organized by tool with practical examples like brute forcing SSH credentials, exploiting EternalBlue, or cracking password hashes. It assumes you're working in Kali or similar and already have authorization to test your targets. The skill is flagged as offensive risk, which is accurate. This is purely a reference guide, not a tutorial, so you need to understand what these commands actually do before running them.