bashnumerate
Shares rank 73 of 86 privilege escalation tools by recommenders
Recommended as a consistent alternative to xargs, for loops and find -exec. The most common caveat is its unusual syntax.
Recommended as a consistent alternative to xargs, for loops and find -exec. The most common caveat is its unusual syntax.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 8
- approval share
- 38%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Consistent syntax replaces many separate tools
“being consistent in a sea of inconsistency is a good thing, no matter how hard you try to paint otherwise”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” “No for loops, no find -exec, no xargs flags to remember.”
Comment from 20 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” Seen as a good idea
“the tool is nice but the examples are too simplistic”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” “to me looks like a right solution”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” “Good idea but strange syntax.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Odd or strange syntax
“Good idea but strange syntax.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” “it feel like the syntax here is odd”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” Examples too simplistic or nonstandard
“the tool is nice but the examples are too simplistic”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” “Atleast follow standard practice in your example”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” Doubts about correctness and trust
“Some of these are wrong, as standard shell globs don't traverse directories.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs” “Not trustable at all, what a waste of time!”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs”
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See all 86 privilege escalation tools, rankedWhat people said
All 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Not trustable at all, what a waste of time!”
“the tool is nice but the examples are too simplistic”
“Some of these are wrong, as standard shell globs don't traverse directories.”
“so I support this even if the result and problem solving can be less significant”
“to me looks like a right solution”
“being consistent in a sea of inconsistency is a good thing, no matter how hard you try to paint otherwise”
“it feel like the syntax here is odd”
“Passing commands a a single string is BAD. Now you have to think about escaping and quoting.”
“the structure of this repo and the verbosity+language of the docs feel 80% vibecoded”
“calling it 'bashnumerate' and then have the command be 'enumerate' is confusing”
“Atleast follow standard practice in your example”
“Good idea but strange syntax.”
“Remembering a bunch of options on one tool is no better than a bunch of tools/constructs?”
“No for loops, no find -exec, no xargs flags to remember.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.