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Prompt #

The password for the next level is stored in the only human-readable file in the inhere directory.

Solution #

$ ssh bandit4@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220
bandit4@bandit.labs.overthewire.org password: pIwrPrtPN36QITSp3EQaw936yaFoFgAB
bandit4@bandit:~$ ls -l
inhere
bandit4@bandit:~$ ls inhere
-file00 -file01 -file02 -file03 -file04 -file05 -file06 -file07 -file08 -file09
bandit4@bandit:~$ find inhere -type f -exec file {} \; | grep ":.* ASCII text"
inhere/-file07: ASCII text
bandit4@bandit:~$ cat inhere/-file07
koReBOKuIDDepwhWk7jZC0RTdopnAYKh

References #

baeldung. (2021, August 20). How To Find Only Text Files in a Directory in Linux. Baeldung on Linux. https://www.baeldung.com/linux/seach-text-files-in-directory