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Level 2 → Level 3

After logging in with

ssh bandit2@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Password: 263JGJPfgU6LtdEvgfWU1XP5yac29mFx

that the ls command shows a --spaces in this filename-- file. Since we know from Level 2, every file whose name contains a - must be passed as an argument only by its’ full filename:

cat ./--spaces in this filename-- should do the job then, right?

Well not really, as there also are some spaces inside the filename. This means we’ll have to wrap the filename in quotes:

cat ./"--spaces in this filename--" wil give us our password:

MNk8KNH3Usiio41PRUEoDFPqfxLPlSmx