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The Problem
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Ghidra Automation with ghidra-open
2024-07-15
GhidraAutomationJava
The Problem
Every time you open a binary in Ghidra, you:
1. Create a new project
2. Import the binary
3. Wait for auto-analysis
4. Open the GUI
This gets tedious when analyzing many binaries.
## The Solution
ghidra-open does it all in one command:
``bash
ghidra-open ./target_binary
`
This automatically:
- Creates a Ghidra project
- Imports the binary
- Runs headless analysis
- Launches the GUI when ready
## Implementation
Uses Ghidra's headless analyzer API:
- analyzeHeadless` for background processing
- Ghidra scripts for custom analysis
- Shell wrapper for CLI integration
ghidra-open ./target_binary
This automatically:
- Creates a Ghidra project
- Imports the binary
- Runs headless analysis
- Launches the GUI when ready
## Implementation
Uses Ghidra's headless analyzer API:
-