---
name: "pmkscan"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pmk"
version: "0.10.4-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pmkscan"
---

# pmkscan(1)

source scanning tool

## NAME

**pmkscan** – source scanning tool

## SYNOPSIS

**pmkscan** \[**-hlv**\] \[**-f** *file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pmkscan** is a tool which scans the sources with the intention to generate build files like [pmkfile(5)](/pmkfile/5.md) , config file template (by default config.h.pmk) and makefile template (by default Makefile.pmk).

The options are as follows:

- **-f** *file*

  Use the given file instead of the default script named [scanfile(5)](/scanfile/5.md) which should be in the working directory.

- **-h**

  Display usage.

- **-l**

  Log into pmkscan log file.

- **-v**

  Display the version number.

## FILES

- *pmkfile*

  default [pmkscan(1)](/pmkscan/1.md) generated pmkfile.

- *pmkscan.dat*

  [pmkscan(1)](/pmkscan/1.md) database

- *scanfile*

  [pmkscan(1)](/pmkscan/1.md) specifications file

## SEE ALSO

[pmk(1)](/pmk/1.md), [pmkfile(5)](/pmkfile/5.md) [scanfile(5)](/scanfile/5.md)

## AUTHOR

Damien Couderc.