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VirusScan
®
Command Line 5.20.0 Product Guide
Using the Command-Line Scanner
Running an on-demand scan
3
Response and notification options
—
determine how the scanner responds to
infected files. See
page 30
.
Report options
— determine how the scanner displays the results of the scan. See
page 32
.
General options —
for such things as user help. See
page 33
.
Each group of options appears in its own table with a description of its function. See
Choosing the options
on page 25
for details.
Command-line conventions
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
SCAN
. You can limit your scan by excluding certain
files from scans with the
/EXCLUDE
option. See
page 26
for details.
General hints and tips
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
for details.
