Gobuster Dir Usage -u -w (TESTED · 2026)

Suppose we want to scan http://example.com for hidden directories using a wordlist file named dir_list.txt . The command would be:

===================================================== Gobuster v3.0.1 by OJ (@_ak1t0) ===================================================== [+] Url: http://example.com [+] Wordlist: dir_list.txt [+] Status codes: 200, 204, 301, 302, 307, 308, 403 [+] User Agent: Gobuster/3.0.1 [+] Threads: 10 ===================================================== /admin (Status: 301) /blog (Status: 200) /hidden (Status: 200) /secret (Status: 403) ===================================================== gobuster dir usage -u -w

: "Status" codes you explicitly want to see (e.g., -s 200,301 ). 3. Increasing Speed ( -t ) Suppose we want to scan http://example

At its core, the command gobuster dir -u -w is the fundamental building block for web path discovery. 🔍 Core Syntax Breakdown gobuster dir usage -u -w

: Use the -o flag to save your results for later analysis: -o results.txt .