---
name: "clamav-getfiles"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "clamav-getfiles"
version: "0.7-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clamav-getfiles"
---

# clamav-getfiles(8)

preliminary manpage

## NAME

clamav-getfiles - preliminary manpage

## DOCUMENTATION

clamav-getfiles is a script that uses freshclam to download current virus databases from the clamav web site and packages them up to a clamav-data.deb package for installation on a system that cannot do the download for itself or for local distribution.

clamav-getfiles doesn't take any parameters.

It places the .deb file and accompanying source package in the current directory.

## ENVIRONMENT

The following environment variables can be used to control the package build process:

CLAMSCAN - Path to the clamscan binary. Default: $(which clamscan)

FRESHCLAM - Path to the freshclam binary. Default: /usr/share/clamav-getfiles/freshclam-wrapper

SIGTOOL - Path to the sigtool binary. Default: $(which sigtool)

DEBHELPERVERSION - Version of Debhelper to have clamav-data build depend on. Default: Hardcoded into the script.

DISTRIBUTION - Distribution to put in the changelog. Default: local

PURGEAFTERBUILD - delete package build directory after package build. Default: yes.

AUTOGENWARNING - Warning to put into the package description. If "none", no warning is included. Default: Warning text hardcoded into the script.

## EXIT CODES

0 - Package built successfully.

1 - An error has happened during database download.

2 - Package didn't pass verification tests.

3 - An error has happened during package build.

10 - No new databases have been found, no new package built.

## BUGS

Many. Be prepared to debug.

## AUTHOR

clamav-getfiles and this manpage was written by Marc Haber.