Quick Start Guide¶

Get up and running with AtDork in less than a minute. These fundamental workflows illustrate how to structure passive target reconnaissance.

1. Execute a Standard Search Query¶

Discover exposed PDF archives hosted on public government domains. By default, AtDork targets 20 maximum entries using the optimal available engine backend.

atdork -q "site:gov filetype:pdf" -r 10

2. Storing Extracted Data to Disk¶

Save search index outputs straight to a cleanly parsed JSON payload file for upstream analysis:

atdork -q "intitle:index.of mp3" -r 20 --format json -o music.json

3. High-Throughput Batch Processing¶

Execute dozens of complex dorking patterns simultaneously.

Create a plain text payload containing one dork profile per line, named dorks.txt:
```
site:edu filetype:xls
inurl:admin login
intitle:"index of" "backup"
```

Pass the text map straight into the engine batch engine:

atdork --batch-file dorks.txt -r 30 --format csv -o results.csv

4. Masking Network Identities¶

Route traffic natively through a dedicated proxy gate using full enforcement restrictions:

atdork -q "confidential filetype:docx" --proxy "[http://user:pass@proxy.example.com:8080](http://user:pass@proxy.example.com:8080)" --strict