clamdscan

A command-line virus scanner using the ClamAV Daemon.

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• Scan a file or directory for vulnerabilities:

clamdscan {path/to/file_or_directory}

• Scan data from stdin:

{command} | clamdscan -

• Scan the current directory and output only infected files:

clamdscan --infected

• Output the scan report to a log file:

clamdscan --log {path/to/log_file}

• Move infected files to a specific directory:

clamdscan --move {path/to/quarantine_directory}

• Remove infected files:

clamdscan --remove

• Use multiple threads to scan a directory:

clamdscan --multiscan

• Pass the file descriptor instead of streaming the file to the daemon:

clamdscan --fdpass

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