Skipfish cannot find skipfish.wl

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Tested:
skipfish-1.11b.tgz

command:
bash-3.2$ ./skipfish -o test123abc http://10.0.0.1

Output:
skipfish version 1.11b by <lcamtuf@google.com>
[-]  SYSTEM ERROR : Unable to open wordlist 'skipfish.wl'
    Stop location : load_keywords(), database.c:968
       OS message : No such file or directory

No problem if run like:
./skipfish -W /dev/null -o test123abc http://10.0.0.1

Skipfish is run from within the directory it was compiled.

bash-3.2$ find ./ -name *.wl
.//dictionaries/complete.wl
.//dictionaries/default.wl
.//dictionaries/extensions-only.wl
.//dictionaries/minimal.wl

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Louwrentius on 22 Mar 2010 at 8:22

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I am sorry for reporting this issue since:

If you omit -W in the command line, 'skipfish.wl' is assumed. This
   file does not exist by default; this is by design.

I overlooked the output of the make command. Maybe some more user-friendly 
solution? If the program tries to 
find a file that doesn't exist it is a bug I guess, even if it is by design.

Original comment by Louwrentius on 22 Mar 2010 at 8:30

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My intent here is specifically to force users to read the documentation :-) The 
tool 
can be somewhat dangerous if misused, so I really want them to read about it, 
discover 
the command-line options, etc.

Original comment by lcam...@gmail.com on 22 Mar 2010 at 9:07

• Changed state: WontFix

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Hi there - I am getting the same error: unable to open wordlist: skipfish.wl.  
I read
the documentation and created the skipfish.wl file in the dictionaries directory
prior to trying to scan the site.  Here is what I have:

test@user-jr6237qe2v /skipfish
$ ./skipfish -o output_folder http://www.example.com
skipfish version 1.01b by <lcamtuf@google.com>
[-]  SYSTEM ERROR : Unable to open wordlist 'skipfish.wl'
    Stop location : load_keywords(), database.c:968
       OS message : No such file or directory

Not sure what step I am missing.  Thank you.

Original comment by kelleybr...@gmail.com on 13 Apr 2010 at 9:36

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skipfish.wl should be in your working directory, not in dictionaries/.

Original comment by lcam...@google.com on 13 Apr 2010 at 9:39

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Thank you!!! That was it.

Original comment by kelleybr...@gmail.com on 14 Apr 2010 at 2:23

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If you can't find this file open skinfish terminal and type :

touch skindiwh.wl

This will creat file you need.

Original comment by arch%net...@gtempaccount.com on 9 Sep 2010 at 3:11

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This is a very bad advice.

Original comment by lcam...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2010 at 4:21