git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists.git "File too large" error on Windows Solution: Use git clone --depth 1 or download ZIP via browser.
# Install svn if needed: apt install subversion (Debian/Ubuntu) svn export https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/trunk/Passwords svn export https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/trunk/Usernames On Kali Linux or Parrot OS :
Passwords/Leaked-Databases/rockyou.txt.tar.gz (extract with tar -xzf rockyou.txt.tar.gz ) 6. Using SecLists with common tools Hydra: seclists github download
git clone --filter=blob:none --sparse https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists.git cd SecLists git sparse-checkout set Passwords/Common-Credentials | Path | Purpose | |------|---------| | Passwords/ | Password wordlists (rockyou.txt, CommonCred, etc.) | | Usernames/ | Common usernames, admin names, etc. | | Fuzzing/ | SQLi, XSS, path traversal, LFI payloads | | Discovery/Web_Content/ | Directory busting lists (common.txt, big.txt) | | Pattern-Matching/ | Regex patterns for credit cards, emails, etc. |
On (AUR):
1. What is SecLists? SecLists is a collection of multiple types of lists used for security testing (e.g., usernames, passwords, URLs, sensitive data patterns, fuzzing payloads). Official GitHub repo: https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists 2. Direct Download Methods Method 1: Clone the repository (recommended for updates) git clone https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists.git This downloads the entire ~1.2 GB repository. To pull future updates:
SSL certificate error Solution: (Not recommended for security, but quick fix): git clone --depth 1 https://github
sudo apt update sudo apt install seclists Installed to: /usr/share/seclists/