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clamscan — A virus scanner. More information: <https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Usage/Scanning.html#clamscan>.

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How to use the clamscan command: A virus scanner. More information: <https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Usage/Scanning.html#clamscan>.

clamscan — A virus scanner. More information: <https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Usage/Scanning.html#clamscan>.

Scan a file for vulnerabilities:

clamscan {{path/to/file}}

Scan all files recursively in a specific directory:

clamscan {{[-r|--recursive]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Scan data from stdin:

{{command}} | clamscan -

Specify a virus database file or directory of files:

clamscan {{[-d|--database]}} {{path/to/database_file_or_directory}}

Scan the current directory and output only infected files:

clamscan {{[-i|--infected]}}

Print the scan report to a log file:

clamscan {{[-l|--log]}} {{path/to/log_file}}

Move infected files to a specific directory:

clamscan --move {{path/to/quarantine_directory}}

Remove infected files:

clamscan --remove yes

Scan a file for vulnerabilities

clamscan {{path/to/file}}

Scan all files recursively in a specific directory

clamscan {{[-r|--recursive]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Scan data from `stdin`

{{command}} | clamscan -

Specify a virus database file or directory of files

clamscan {{[-d|--database]}} {{path/to/database_file_or_directory}}

Scan the current directory and output only infected files

clamscan {{[-i|--infected]}}

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