# Sherlock > Find usernames across [social networks](https://github.com/sdushantha/sherlock/blob/master/sites.md)

## Installation **NOTE**: Python 3.6 or higher is required. ```bash # clone the repo $ git clone https://github.com/sdushantha/sherlock.git # change the working directory to sherlock $ cd sherlock # install the requirements $ pip3 install -r requirements.txt ``` ## Usage ```bash $ python3 sherlock.py --help usage: sherlock.py [-h] [--version] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--csv] [--tor] [--unique-tor] USERNAMES [USERNAMES ...] Sherlock: Find Usernames Across Social Networks (Version 2018.12.30) positional arguments: USERNAMES One or more usernames to check with social networks. optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit --version Display version information and dependencies. --verbose, -v, -d, --debug Display extra debugging information. --quiet, -q Disable debugging information (Default Option). --csv Create Comma-Separated Values (CSV) File. --tor, -t Make requests over TOR; increases runtime; requires TOR to be installed and in system path. --unique-tor, -u Make requests over TOR with new TOR circuit after each request; increases runtime; requires TOR to be installed and in system path. ``` For example, run ```python3 sherlock.py user123```, and all of the accounts found will be stored in a text file with the username (e.g ```user123.txt```). ## Docker Notes If you have docker installed you can build an image and run this as a container. ``` docker build -t mysherlock-image . ``` Once the image is built sherlock can be invoked by running the following: ``` docker run --rm mysherlock-image user123 ``` The ```--rm``` flag is optional. It removes the container filesystem after running so you do not have a bunch of leftover container filesystem cruft. See https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#clean-up---rm One caveat is the text file that is created will only exist in the container so you will not be able to get at that. ## License MIT License Copyright (c) 2018 Siddharth Dushantha