Common File Paths and Usage in Web Enumeration


Path to Include Wordlist Name Primary Purpose Tool Used With
/usr/share/wordlists/dirbuster/directory-list-2.3-medium.txt Directory List (Medium) The best all-around list for finding hidden directories and files on web servers. Gobuster, Dirbuster, FFUF
/usr/share/wordlists/dirb/common.txt Common A smaller, faster list of the most frequent directory names. Gobuster, Dirb (Good for quick or recursive scans)
/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt Rockyou Contains millions of real-world, leaked passwords. Hydra, Hashcat (Used for cracking password hashes or brute-forcing login forms)
/usr/share/wordlists/seclists/Discovery/DNS/subdomains-top1million-5000.txt Subdomains Used to discover hidden subdomains (e.g., dev.example.com). Gobuster (in dns mode), FFUF