PicoCTF Writeup – Obedient Cat
# Information:
CTF Name: PicoCTF
CTF Challenge: Obedient Cat
Challenge Category: General Skills
Challenge Points: 5
picoCTF 2021
# Used Tools:
- Linux
- cat
# Challenge Description:
This file has a flag in plain sight (aka “in-the-clear”).
Hints:
# Writeup
Hello, and welcome to another picoCTF challenge writeup. First I downloaded the flag (that you can get under Challenge Description).
Step 1
I ran the command cat¹, and I was presented with the flag.
¹What does the command cat do?
The command cat is used on the operating system Linux, and its purpose is to print the content of a file.
That being said, when you are trying to print the content of a file, if you use the command cat, you need to put the name of the file that you are trying to open in front of the cat command (like you see in the image above).
In this case, the name of the file is “flag”.
And the flag is:
Thank you very much for reading!
Cheers,
SoBatista
