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clamdscan — Scan for viruses using the ClamAV Daemon. More information: <https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Usage/Sc

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Problem

How to use the clamdscan command: Scan for viruses using the ClamAV Daemon. More information: <https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Usage/Scanning.html#clamdscan>.

Solution

clamdscan — Scan for viruses using the ClamAV Daemon. More information: <https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Usage/Scanning.html#clamdscan>.

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

Print 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

Code Snippets

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

Print 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}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/clamdscan

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