Command-Line Conventions; General Hints And Tips - McAfee VCLCDE-AA-DA - VirusScan Command Line Scanner Standard Product Manual

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VirusScan Command Line 5.20.0 Product Guide

Command-line conventions

General hints and tips

Response and notification options — determine how the scanner responds to
infected files. See page
Report options — determine how the scanner displays the results of the scan. See
page 32.
General options — for such things as user help. See
Each group of options appears in its own table with a description of its function. See
Choosing the options on page 25
Use the following conventions to add options to the command line:
Separate each option with spaces.
Do not use any option more than once on the command line.
Follow the syntax correctly.
To start the program, at the command prompt, type:
SCAN
(This example assumes that the scanner is available in your search path.)
To have the program examine a specific file or list of files, add the target directories
or files to the command line after
files from scans with the
The following examples assume that the scanner is available in your search path.
To display a list of all the options, each with a short description of their features, type
the command:
SCAN /HELP
To display a list of all the viruses that the program detects, type the command:
SCAN /VIRLIST
To display information about the version of the program, type the command:
SCAN /HELP
To run a full scan on all drives, type the command:
SCAN /AD
To run a full scan on the network drives, type the command:
SCAN /ADN
To ensure maximum protection from virus attack, you must regularly update your DAT
files. See Preventing Infections on page 42
30.
for details.
. You can limit your scan by excluding certain
SCAN
option. See page 26
/EXCLUDE
for details.
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Using the Command-Line Scanner
Running an on-demand scan
page 33.
for details.
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