---
name: "clamsubmit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "clamav"
version: "1.5.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clamsubmit"
---

# clamsubmit(1)

File submission utility for ClamAV

## NAME

clamsubmit - File submission utility for ClamAV

## SYNOPSIS

clamsubmit \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

clamsubmit submits files to Sourcefire for further analysis.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, -?**

  Display help to stderr and exit.

- **-e EMAIL**

  Required option for setting the email address for the submission.

- **-n FILE**

  Submit a file that reports as a false negative (ClamAV reports CLEAN). FILE can be - to specify stdin. Mutually exclusive with -p.

- **-N NAME**

  Required option for setting the name of the sender for the submission.

- **-p FILE**

  Submit a file that reports as a false positive (ClamAV flags the file as virus). FILE can be - to specify stdin. Mutually exclusive with -n.

- **-V VIRUS**

  The name of the virus detected as false positive. This option is required for false positive submissions.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

clamsubmit uses the following environment variables:

- **CURL\_CA\_BUNDLE**

  (Linux/Unix only, excluding macOS) May be set to the path of a file (bundle) containing one or more CA certificates. This will override the default openssl certificate path.

- Note that the CURL\_CA\_BUNDLE environment variable is also used by the curl command line tool for the same purpose.

  ## AUTHOR

Shawn Webb \<swebb@sourcefire.com\>