MSF Console Notes

Common Commands

back          Move back from the current context
banner        Display an awesome metasploit banner
cd            Change the current working directory
color         Toggle color
connect       Communicate with a host
edit          Edit the current module with $VISUAL or $EDITOR
exit          Exit the console
get           Gets the value of a context-specific variable
getg          Gets the value of a global variable
go_pro        Launch Metasploit web GUI
grep          Grep the output of another command
help          Help menu
info          Displays information about one or more module
irb           Drop into irb scripting mode
jobs          Displays and manages jobs
kill          Kill a job
load          Load a framework plugin
loadpath      Searches for and loads modules from a path
makerc        Save commands entered since start to a file
popm          Pops the latest module off the stack and makes it active
previous      Sets the previously loaded module as the current module
pushm         Pushes the active or list of modules onto the module stack
quit          Exit the console
reload_all    Reloads all modules from all defined module paths
rename_job    Rename a job
resource      Run the commands stored in a file
route         Route traffic through a session
save          Saves the active datastores
search        Searches module names and descriptions
sessions      Dump session listings and display information about sessions
set           Sets a context-specific variable to a value
setg          Sets a global variable to a value
show          Displays modules of a given type, or all modules
sleep         Do nothing for the specified number of seconds
spool         Write console output into a file as well the screen
threads       View and manipulate background threads
unload        Unload a framework plugin
unset         Unsets one or more context-specific variables
unsetg        Unsets one or more global variables
use           Selects a module by name
version       Show the framework and console library version numbers