Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
paste
Merge lines of files. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command
How paste is abused
file-read
Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for paste.
1 documented command
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
paste /path/to/input-fileThe command the identifier reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is from GTFOBins, at commit acd524623f9c of 2026-05-27, under the GPL-3.0, with no warranty. Changed: Markdown is shown formatted. The source is in lolbas-gtfobins-commands.json.gz, and the full entry is on GTFOBins’s page for paste. The identifier reads the line that runs paste.
Everyday use
Join all the lines into a single line, using TAB as delimiter
paste --serial path/to/fileIdentifyJoin all the lines into a single line, using the specified delimiter
paste --serial --delimiters delimiter path/to/fileIdentifyMerge two files side by side, each in its column, using TAB as delimiter
paste path/to/file1 path/to/file2IdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.
Options
Show every option of paste
-d DELIMITERSList of delimiter characters to separate fields with (default is \t)-sSequential mode: turn each input file into one line of output