In a sizeable penetration test scenario, we may get a large number of system and Meterpreter shells. In such cases, it is better to name all the shells for easy identification. Consider the following scenario:
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We can name a shell using the -n switch, as shown in the following screenshot:
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The naming seems better and easy to remember, as we can see in the preceding screenshot.