---
name: "sigscan"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsigscan-utils"
version: "20240505-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sigscan"
---

# sigscan(1)

scans a file for binary signatures

## NAME

**sigscan** – scans a file for binary signatures

## SYNOPSIS

**sigscan** \[**-hvV**\] *source*

## DESCRIPTION

**sigscan** is a utility to scan a file for binary signatures

**sigscan** is part of the **libsigscan** package. **libsigscan** is a library to scan a file for binary signatures

*source* is the source file.

The options are as follows:

- **-h**

  shows this help

- **-v**

  verbose output to stderr

- **-V**

  print version

## ENVIRONMENT

None

## FILES

None

## EXAMPLES

```
# sigscan ...

```

## DIAGNOSTICS

Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output -v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.

## BUGS

Please report bugs of any kind to \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\> or on the project website: https://github.com/libyal/libsigscan/

## AUTHOR

These man pages were written by Joachim Metz.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2014-2024, Joachim Metz \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\>. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.