27  cewl(1) - Kailash Tool Reference

27.1 cewl

cewl - Custom wordlist generator that spiders a target URL.

Layer CLASSIC
Category c-05-password-offline-credential
Safety class safe
Licence GPL-3.0-or-later
Upstream github.com/digininja/CeWL

27.1.1 NAME

cewl - Custom wordlist generator that spiders a target URL.

27.1.2 SYNOPSIS & usage

Derived from the upstream README at generation time; verify against --help where the tool is installed.

.../ruby-2.7.0/gems/mime-types-3.2.2/lib/mime/types/logger.rb:30: warning: `_1' is reserved for numbered parameter; consider another name
ruby -W0 ./cewl.rb

27.1.3 DESCRIPTION (upstream)

Copyright(c) 2026, Robin Wood Based on a discussion on PaulDotCom (episode 129) about creating custom word lists spidering a targets website and collecting unique words I decided to write CeWL, the Custom Word List generator. CeWL is a ruby app which spiders a given URL to a specified depth, optionally following external links, and returns a list of words which can then be used for password crackers such as John the Ripper. By default, CeWL sticks to just the site you have specified and will go to a depth of 2 links, this behaviour can be changed by passing arguments. Be careful if setting a large depth and allowing it to go offsite, you could end up drifting on to a lot o

27.1.4 SEE ALSO

ref: pin - verified 2026-10-14