Creating  workspaces

Workspaces in Metasploit are used to separate datasets, allowing you to stay organized. It is a good idea to create a new workspace to organize all your collected data before starting a new penetration test, thereby avoiding contamination by previous tests.

How to do it...

1. The default workspace is selected when connecting to the database, which is represented by the * character before its name:

msf > workspace 
* default

2. To display the usage for the workspace command, use the -h option as follows:

msf > workspace -h
Usage:
    workspace                 List workspaces
    workspace -v              List workspaces verbosely
    workspace [name]          Switch workspace
    workspace -a [name] ...   Add workspace(s)
    workspace -d [name] ...   Delete workspace(s)
    workspace -D              Delete all workspaces
    workspace -r <old> <new>  Rename workspace
    workspace -h              Show this help information

3. To add a new workspace, use the -a option followed by the name of the workspace:

msf > workspace -a book
[*] Added workspace: book

4. To list the available workspaces, simply type the workspace command:

msf > workspace 
  default
* book

5. To delete a workspace, use the -d option followed by the name of the workspace:

msf > workspace -d book 
[*] Deleted workspace: book
[*] Switched workspace: default

6. To change the current workspace, use the workspace command followed by the name of the workspace you want to change to:

msf > workspace book 
[*] Workspace: book

7. To rename a workspace, use the workspace command with the -r option followed by the old workspace name and the new workspace name:

msf > workspace -r book metasploit
[*] Switched workspace: metasploit