Install and Use Sherlock tool in Termux

What is the Sherlock tool?

Sherlock is a useful tool designed to search for a specific username across various social media platforms, forums, and popular websites. For instance, if you possess a particular username and wish to gather more information about it, Sherlock enables you to conduct a comprehensive search to uncover where this username is registered on the internet.

You can also use this tool to find the sites where you have created an account using your username. this tool is created by Siddharth Dushantha. It's a python tool and works in a really simple way. to use this tool you have to install python in your termux. This tool is one of the best to this date for information gathering. This tool is sort of similar to the Creedmap tool.

How to install sherlock in termux?

Step 1:

This command will check the dependencies and update them to the current date.

apt update && apt upgrade

Press N if asks about the version.

Step 2:

This command will install the python language in your termux .

pkg install python 

(While installing if it is asking do you wanna Continue just press y and enter.)

Step 3:

This command will install the git package which will allow us to download projects from the GitHub repository.

pkg install git 

(While installing if it is asking do you wanna Continue just press y and enter.)

Step 4:
The git-clone command will download the desired project from the GitHub repository.

git clone https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock.git 

Step 5:
Here we have to change the directory to the Sherlock folder if you don't understand this command it's highly recommended to check out this blog [Basic Termux commands complete guide]

cd sherlock

Step 6:
Now use below command to install requirements for the sherlock tool.

pip3 install -r requiremnts.txt 

Step 7:
Use these below commands to install missing dependencies from termux.

pip3 install requests requests_futures torrequest

 now this command will install all the missing modules.

How to use sherlock tool in termux:

Basic Run:
Just type python space sherlock.py and put the username name you wanna scan for and hit enter and sit back and sherlock will scan on every site(which is available in the sherlock).

python sherlock.py username

Please change the username with the username on which you wanna gather the information.

Now you will get a link of social media if that username is registered on a particular site. if the username is not registered on the site then you will see Not found.

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Get only those website where username has registered:
Use below command to only print the website which has a link to this username.

python sherlock.py username --print-found

See the stored data:

Sherlock tool will store the data in text file.just type the ls command to se the text file.

ls

here you can see the anyname.txt file.

Use cat command to see the data inside the file,if you don't know the basic command of termux real this post everything is easily explained [termux basic commands]

cat filename.txt

Now you can see all the links stored in the file created by the sherlock.

Conclusion:

Sherlock serves as an incredibly useful tool for gathering information online. It's handy for finding out more about someone by searching for their username across various social media platforms, forums, and popular sites. If you ever encounter any issues while using it, feel free to reach out for assistance. And remember, this tool is just for information gathering and not for any unauthorized activities. Stay curious, and as always stay ethical. 👾