Custom Rules

Wordlists

/usr/share/hashcat/rules/rockyou-30000.rule
/usr/share/hashcat/rules/best64.rule

Common Actions

Action	Rule	Example
Append 1	$1	password → password1
Append 123	$1$2$3	password → password123
Prepend 1	^1	password → 1password
Prepend 123	^1^2^3	password → 321password
Append !	$!	password → password!
Prepend @	^@	password → @password

Character Modifications

Action	Rule	Example
Uppercase first letter	c	password → Password
Uppercase all letters	u	password → PASSWORD
Lowercase all letters	l	PASSWORD → password
Capitalize every word	t	hello world → Hello World
Toggle case	T0, T1, etc.	T0password → Password T1password → pAssword

Inserts / Deletes

Action	Rule	Example
Insert 1 at position 0	i0 1	password → 1password
Insert 9 at position 3	i3 9	pas9sword
Delete first character	D0	password → assword
Delete last character	D$	password → passwor

Reversals / Duplications

Action	Rule	Example
Reverse word	r	password → drowssap
Duplicate word	d	password → passwordpassword
Reflect word (word+reverse)	f	pass → passssap

Length Adjustments

Action	Rule	Example
Truncate to length 6	]6	password → passwo
Keep only 6 characters from start	[6	password → passwo

Advanced Useful Rules

Action	Rule	Example
Append years (e.g., 2023, 2024)	$2$0$2$3 or $2$0$2$4	password2023
Prepend common numbers (e.g., 123)	^1^2^3	123password
Append ! after capitalizing first letter	c$!	Password!
Double append (e.g., !1)	$!$1	password!1