First Find

Download that archive:

curl https://artifacts.picoctf.net/c/500/files.zip -o files.zip
ls
file file.zip

Unzip it:

unzip file.zip

Here is the uber_secret.txt, lets read it:

cat files/adequate_books/more_books/.secret/deeper_secrets/deepest_secrets/uber-secret.txt

Here is the flag.

Another way to find the file after unzipping it:

find . -name uber-secret.txt 2>/dev/null
  • find: To find things within Linux systems.

  • .: To search recursively from the current directory.

  • -name: To specify the filename.

  • 2>/dev/null: To redirect errors to /dev/null.

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