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# Getting a Fully Interactive TTY Shell
## Method 1: Python TTY Module
```javascript
python3 -c 'import pty;pty.spawn("/bin/bash")'
//Now press CTRL+Z to send the shell in the background
stty -a // get the rows and columns from the first line
stty raw -echo;fg // get back in the shell, Press enter 2 times to get back in
// run the below commands on the compromised machine
stty rows 26 cols 118 // based on the output of stty -a
export TERM=xterm
export TERM=xterm-256color // for colors
exec /bin/bash //I always do this, that's my methodology
// now you should have a full stable shell
```
stty -a command
## Method 2: Using Script Binary (If it is installed on Target System)
```javascript
which script //confirm if script is installed or not
script /dev/null -c bash
// Now press CTRL+Z to send the shell in the background
stty raw -echo;fg // get back in the shell, Press enter 2 times to get back in
export TERM=xterm
// Now you have a good TTY shell
```
## pwncat-cs (Automated Way) Best One
We can use pwncat listener to get a fully TTY shell automtically
```python
pwncat-cs --listen -p 4444
```
it has file upload and download feature as well, you need to Press CTRL+D to go to your Local machine and then upload and download files from the target machine to the local machine.
## Penelope Listener (Automated Way)
We can use penelope instead of netcat to get an interactive reverse shell, this automatically upgrades our shell to fully tty
```python
penelope 443 # Start a listener on port 443
```