NAME
avscan - Clam AntiVirus scanner front end
SYNTAX
avscan <path(s)...> [options]
avscan --scan <path(s)...> [options]
DESCRIPTION
Front end for the Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) scanner that uses the GIMP Toolkit and Endeavour Mark II.
The <path(s)...> specifies the full paths to the file(s) and/or directory(ies) to scan at startup.
The --scan option specifies to perform a scan in text-mode. This is typically used internally by this program to call itself in order to perform a scan process when it is running in GUI mode.
OPTIONS
- --recursive
-
Recurse into subdirectories.
- -r
-
Same as --recursive.
- --executables-only
-
Scan executable files only.
- -x
-
Same as --executables-only.
- --ignore-links
-
Do not scan links.
- -l
-
Same as --ignore-links.
- --database <path>
-
Set the virus database to <path> (this may be a file or directory).
- -db <path>
-
Same as --database.
- --scan
-
Use text-mode scanning. This option is intended for AVScan to call itself in order to perform the scan on a separate process.
- --help
-
Prints (this) help screen and exits.
- --version
-
Prints version information and exits.
FILES
- /usr/lib/endeavour2/bin/avscan
-
Program.
- /usr/man/man1/avscan.1.bz2
-
Manual page.
- /usr/share/endeavour2/icons/icon_avscan_48x48.xpm
-
Icon.
- $HOME/.endeavour2/avscan.ini
-
Configuration.
- $HOME/.endeavour2/avscan_scan_list.ini
-
Scan list.
- /usr/bin/freshclam
-
Clam AntiVirus database update program.
- /etc/clamav.conf
-
Clam AntiVirus configuration.
- /usr/share/clamav
-
Clam AntiVirus database directory.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
- DISPLAY
-
Specifies the host address, display number, and screen number to connect to the X server.
- PATH
-
Specifies the search path, a string containing a list of paths separated by ; characters
- USERNAME
-
Specifies the user's name.
- USER
-
Fallback for USERNAME.
- HOME
-
Specifies the absolute path to the user's home directory.
- EDITOR
-
Specifies the command to execute the preferred text editor.
- EDIT
-
Fallback for EDITOR.
- VIEWER
-
Specifies the command to execute the preferred file viewer.
- VIEW
-
Fallback for VIEWER.
- BROWSER
-
Specifies the command to execute the preferred web browser.
- HELPBROWSER
-
Specifies the command to execute the preferred help browser (if this is not set then it will fall back to BROWSER).
- TMPDIR
-
Specifies the path to the temporary files directory.
EXAMPLES
To run this program, type:
# avscan &
To scan the directory /home/me recursively, type:
# avscan /home/me -r
To scan the directory /home/me recursively and specify the virus database from the command line (no GUI), type:
# avscan --scan /home/me -db /usr/share/clamav -r
RETURN CODES
- 0
-
Success.
- 1
-
Virus detected or general error.
- 2
-
Invalid value.
- 3
-
Systems error or memory allocation error.
- 4
-
User aborted.
- 5
-
User responded with "no" to a query.
- 6
-
An identical operation is already in progress.
- 8
-
Segmentation fault.
AUTHORS
http://wolfpack.twu.net/contacts.html
SEE ALSO
endeavour2(1) clamscan(1) clamdscan(1) freshclam(1) clamav.conf(5)