Clam Daemon(8)

NAME

clamd - an anti-virus daemon

SYNOPSIS

clamd [options]

DESCRIPTION

The daemon listens for incoming connections on Unix or TCP socket and scans files or directories on demand. It's a part of the Clam AntiVirus package. It reads its configuration information from a clamav.conf file. It provides on-access scanning feature (clamuko) under Linux.

COMMANDS

clamd recognizes the following commands:

PING
    Check the server's state. It should reply with "PONG".

VERSION
    Print the version information.

RELOAD
    Reload the databases.

QUIT
    Perform a clean exit.

SCAN file/directory
    Scan a file or directory (recursively) with archive support enabled (if not disabled in clamav.conf). A full path is required.

RAWSCAN file/directory
    Scan a file or directory (recursively) with archive support disabled. A full path is required.

CONTSCAN file/directory
    Scan a file or directory (recursively) with archive support enabled and continue scanning even when virus was found. A full path is required.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    Output help information and exit.

-V, --version
    Print the version number and exit.

-c FILE, --config-file=FILE
    Read the configuration from FILE.

CREDITS
Please check the full documentation for credits.

AUTHOR

Tomasz Kojm <zolw@konarski.edu.pl>

SEE ALSO

clamscan(1), freshclam(1), sigtool(1), clamav.conf(5)