How to use TryHackMe

Start and access your first machine!

Task 1 Starting your first machine

On TryHackMe you’ll learn by hacking machines
Tasks include machines that will put your knowledge into practice!

Q1. Start the machine by clicking the “Start Machine” button. This machine is Linux, an operating system that you’ll learn more about later! Lets do a quick tutorial.

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Q2. On your machine (right-hand side), lets list what files and folders there are. We can do this by typing “ls”. What is the name of the folder you see?
(HINT: On the Linux machine, type “ls” and hit enter on your keyboard)

Ans : testdir

Q3. Like you would open a folder on your Desktop, you can change directory (moving folders) by typing “cd <location>”. Move into the folder you just found.(HINT: cd testdir)

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Q4. We can see a files content by typing “cat <filename>”. List the files in the folder you are in, whats content is in the hello.txt file?
(HINT: Remember to list files/folders you type “ls”. Then you can type “cat <file you found>” to see its contents. Type “cat hello.txt”)

Ans: hacking lab

Q5. When you’ve finished with the machine in any room, make sure to stop it by clicking the red “Terminate” button.

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Explanation

HINT: On the Linux machine, type “ls” and hit enter on your keyboard

HINT: Remember to list files/folders you type “ls”. Then you can type “cat <file you found>” to see its contents. Type “cat hello.txt”

Task 2 Next Steps

Now you’ve managed to start a TryHackMe machine, lets get you hacking — Join a learning path:

Q2.1. Read the above and explore TryHackMe!

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