System dump script

Dump various system informations into base64 encoded values and print them as json.

Usage

Run a dump:

./sysdump.sh > dump.json

Run a dump on a remote machine using ssh:

cat sysdump.sh | ssh user@host /bin/bash > dump.json

Explore a dump (require jq):

./sysdump.sh dump.json

Explore specific entries of a dump:

./sysdump.sh dump.json uname timezone

Useful entries

Important note: Depending on the system, some entries may not be available.

Entry	Description
compgen	List all available commands in current shell
ping	Check if ping succeed (internet is available)
boot_folder	Recursive listing of /boot/
root_folder	Content of /
home_folder	Content of $HOME
cmd_<command>_version	Get the version of some specific commands (e.g: gcc, python etc)
/proc/cmdline	See kernel parameters
/boot/config-$(uname -r)	Get kernel config
users	List logged users
declare	Get all shell define variables, functions etc

Notes

• Some commands require root permissions. If sysdump.sh is not run as root, these commands will not be executed.
• List available entries:

cat dump.json |grep -o ".*:"

• List available command versions:

cat dump.json |grep -o "cmd_.*_version"

• For more infos on what is actually dump see sysdump.sh