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VirusScan® Command Line 5.20.0 Product Guide 3 Using the Command-Line Scanner Choosing the options Choosing the options The following sections describe the options that you can use to target your scans: „ Scanning options. „ Response and notification options on page 30. „ Report options on page 32. „ General options on page 33. The options are also listed alphabetically with brief descriptions on page 34. In the descriptions, variables such as file names or path appear in chevrons (< >). To learn how to add these to the command line, see Command-line conventions on page 21. Scanning options Scanning options describe how and where each scan looks for infected files. You can use a combination of these options to customize the scan to suit your needs. To configure a scan, you must specify a target location for the scan, such as C:\, A:\, /ADL, /ADN. Caution The /ALL option overrides the /NODOC option, such that all files are scanned, but Microsoft Office files are not scanned for macros. Table 3-2 Scanning options Option /AD /ADL Limitations None. None. /ADN /AFC= None. /ALL /ALLDRIVES /ALLOLE See note on page 29. None. None. Description Same as /ALLDRIVES. Scan all local drives, including compressed and PC drives, in addition to any other drives specified on the command line. Do not scan removable media. Scan all network drives, in addition to any other drives specified on the command line. Specify the size of the file cache. By default, the cache size is 12MB. A larger cache size can improve scanning performance in some cases, unless the computer has low memory. The range of sizes allowed is 8MB to 512MB. Specify the size in megabytes. For example, to specify a 64MB cache, use /AFC=64. See also AFC on page 19. Scan all files regardless of extension. By default, only executable files are scanned. Using this option substantially increases the scanning time. Use it only if you find a virus or suspect you have one. Scan all drives. Scan all network drives and local drives, but not removable drives; these include disk drives, CD drives, and Zip drives. This is a combination of /ADN and /ADL. Check every file for OLE objects. 25

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VirusScan
®
Command Line 5.20.0 Product Guide
Using the Command-Line Scanner
Choosing the options
3
Choosing the options
The following sections describe the options that you can use to target your scans:
±
Scanning options
.
±
Response and notification options
on page 30
.
±
Report options
on page 32
.
±
General options
on page 33
.
The options are also listed alphabetically with brief descriptions on
page 34
.
In the descriptions, variables such as file names or path appear in chevrons (< >). To
learn how to add these to the command line, see
Command-line conventions
on
page 21
.
Scanning options
Scanning options describe how and where each scan looks for infected files. You can
use a combination of these options to customize the scan to suit your needs.
Caution
To configure a scan, you must specify a target location for the scan, such as
C:\
,
A:\
,
/ADL
,
/ADN
.
The
/ALL
option overrides the
/NODOC
option, such that all files are scanned, but
Microsoft Office files are not scanned for macros.
Table 3-2
Scanning options
Option
Limitations
Description
/AD
None.
Same as
/ALLDRIVES
.
/ADL
None.
Scan all local drives, including compressed and PC drives, in
addition to any other drives specified on the command line.
Do not scan removable media.
/ADN
None.
Scan all network drives, in addition to any other drives
specified on the command line.
/AFC=
<SIZE>
Specify the size of the file cache.
By default, the cache size is 12
MB
. A larger cache size can
improve scanning performance in some cases, unless the
computer has low memory. The range of sizes allowed is
8
MB
to 512
MB
. Specify the size in megabytes. For example,
to specify a 64
MB
cache, use
/AFC=64
.
See also
AFC
on page 19
.
/ALL
See note on
page 29
.
Scan all files regardless of extension.
By default, only executable files are scanned. Using this
option substantially increases the scanning time. Use it only
if you find a virus or suspect you have one.
/ALLDRIVES
None.
Scan all drives. Scan all network drives and local drives, but
not removable drives; these include disk drives, CD drives,
and Zip drives.
This is a combination of
/ADN
and
/ADL
.
/ALLOLE
None.
Check every file for OLE objects.