How to sort a mask file based on probability
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probability depends on the language you are attacking, you could use a password analyzing tool like PACK and feed a known password plainlist like rockyou or something similar, i did this once and IF there was an uppercaseletter it was most likely on the first position and/or something like this passwordstyle

TheKing
TheKing123
TheKing123!

as i mentioned in your other thread you could also try another approach like just using one mask with 8 time lower chars and then use a customized ruleset to upper chars or/and for inserting digits, BUT you you have to generate this ruleset on your own, i think there is no out of the box ruleset that will fit your needs, see examples shipped with hashcat

example PACK output for a small password list i found somewhere on the internet, as you can see if there is an upper char, it is on first position (last 5 lines)

Code:
[*]Advanced Masks:
[+]              ?l?l?l?l?l?l: 06% (6486)
[+]          ?l?l?l?l?l?l?l?l: 05% (5592)
[+]            ?l?l?l?l?l?l?l: 04% (4769)
[+]          ?l?l?l?l?l?l?d?d: 03% (3886)
[+]        ?l?l?l?l?l?l?l?l?l: 03% (3407)
[+]              ?d?d?d?d?d?d: 03% (3194)
[+]          ?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d: 02% (2734)
[+]          ?l?l?l?l?d?d?d?d: 02% (2397)
[+]                ?l?l?l?l?l: 02% (2397)
[+]            ?l?l?l?l?l?d?d: 02% (1970)
[+]        ?l?l?l?l?l?d?d?d?d: 02% (1876)
[+]      ?l?l?l?l?l?l?l?l?l?l: 02% (1748)
[+]          ?l?l?l?l?l?d?d?d: 02% (1724)
[+]        ?l?l?l?l?l?l?l?d?d: 01% (1660)
[+]              ?l?l?l?l?d?d: 01% (1455)
[+]        ?l?l?l?l?l?l?d?d?d: 01% (1333)
[+]      ?l?l?l?l?l?l?d?d?d?d: 01% (1294)
[+]              ?u?l?l?l?l?l: 01% (1229)
[+]          ?u?l?l?l?l?l?d?d: 01% (1149)
[+]          ?l?l?l?l?l?l?l?d: 01% (1082)
[+]          ?u?l?l?l?l?l?l?l: 01% (1068)
[+]            ?u?l?l?l?l?l?l: 01% (995)
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RE: How to sort a mask file based on probability - by Snoopy - 01-19-2022, 02:26 PM