ticker
The ticker module can be used to execute a given set of commands periodically in the interactive session.
Commands
Section titled “Commands”ticker on
Section titled “ticker on”Start the main ticker.
ticker off
Section titled “ticker off”Stop the main ticker.
ticker.create NAME PERIOD COMMANDS
Section titled “ticker.create NAME PERIOD COMMANDS”Create and start a named ticker called NAME that will execute the given COMMANDS every PERIOD.
ticker.destroy NAME
Section titled “ticker.destroy NAME”Stop the named ticker called NAME.
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
ticker.commands | clear; net.show; events.show 20 | List of commands for the main ticker separated by a ;. |
ticker.period | 1 | Main ticker period in seconds. |
Examples
Section titled “Examples”Main ticker
Section titled “Main ticker”Start probing for hosts, clear the screen and plot discovered endpoints every second (will use default parameters):
net.probe on; clear; ticker onKeep deauthenticating clients from the access point with BSSID DE:AD:BE:EF:DE:AD every five seconds:
set ticker.period 5; set ticker.commands "wifi.deauth DE:AD:BE:EF:DE:AD"; ticker onNamed ticker
Section titled “Named ticker”Keep deauthenticating clients from the access point with BSSID DE:AD:BE:EF:DE:AD every five seconds with a named ticker called deauthenticator:
ticker.create deauthenticator 5 "wifi.deauth DE:AD:BE:EF:DE:AD"