sqlmap/README.md

# sqlmap ![](https://i.imgur.com/fe85aVR.png)

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sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws and taking over of database servers. It comes with a powerful detection engine, many niche features for the ultimate penetration tester, and a broad range of switches including database fingerprinting, over data fetching from the database, accessing the underlying file system, and executing commands on the operating system via out-of-band connections.

Screenshots
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![Screenshot](https://raw.github.com/wiki/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/images/sqlmap_screenshot.png)

You can visit the [collection of screenshots](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/Screenshots) demonstrating some of the features on the wiki.

Installation
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You can download the latest tarball by clicking [here](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/tarball/master) or latest zipball by clicking [here](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/zipball/master).

Preferably, you can download sqlmap by cloning the [Git](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap) repository:

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap.git sqlmap-dev

sqlmap works out of the box with [Python](https://www.python.org/download/) version **2.6**, **2.7** and **3.x** on any platform.

Usage
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To get a list of basic options and switches use:

    python sqlmap.py -h

To get a list of all options and switches use:

    python sqlmap.py -hh

You can find a sample run [here](https://asciinema.org/a/46601).
To get an overview of sqlmap capabilities, a list of supported features, and a description of all options and switches, along with examples, you are advised to consult the [user's manual](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/Usage).

Links
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* Homepage: https://sqlmap.org
* Download: [.tar.gz](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/tarball/master) or [.zip](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/zipball/master)
* Commits RSS feed: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/commits/master.atom
* Issue tracker: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues
* User's manual: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki
* Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/FAQ
* X: [@sqlmap](https://twitter.com/sqlmap)
* Demos: [https://www.youtube.com/user/inquisb/videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/inquisb/videos)
* Screenshots: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/Screenshots

Translations
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* [Bulgarian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-bg-BG.md)
* [Chinese](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-zh-CN.md)
* [Croatian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-hr-HR.md)
* [Dutch](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-nl-NL.md)
* [French](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-fr-FR.md)
* [Georgian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-ka-GE.md)
* [German](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-de-DE.md)
* [Greek](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-gr-GR.md)
* [Hindi](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-in-HI.md)
* [Indonesian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-id-ID.md)
* [Italian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-it-IT.md)
* [Japanese](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-ja-JP.md)
* [Korean](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-ko-KR.md)
* [Kurdish (Central)](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-ckb-KU.md)
* [Persian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-fa-IR.md)
* [Polish](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-pl-PL.md)
* [Portuguese](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-pt-BR.md)
* [Russian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-ru-RU.md)
* [Serbian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-rs-RS.md)
* [Slovak](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-sk-SK.md)
* [Spanish](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-es-MX.md)
* [Turkish](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-tr-TR.md)
* [Ukrainian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-uk-UA.md)
* [Vietnamese](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-vi-VN.md)