tldr/pages/common/clamscan.md

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