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/usr/bin/clamd

ClamAV daemon scanner

From clamav-1.0-daemon 1.0.9-r8 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running clamd --help (exit 0). permalink

                      Clam AntiVirus: Daemon 1.0.9
           By The ClamAV Team: https://www.clamav.net/about.html#credits
           (C) 2022 Cisco Systems, Inc.

    clamd [options]

    --help                   -h             Show this help
    --version                -V             Show version number
    --foreground             -F             Run in foreground; do not daemonize
    --debug                                 Enable debug mode
    --log=FILE               -l FILE        Log into FILE
    --config-file=FILE       -c FILE        Read configuration from FILE

Pass in - as the filename for stdin.
Options (6)
OptionDescriptionSource
--help, -hOutput help information and exit.help + man
--version, -VPrint the version number and exit.help + man
--foreground, -F-F Run in foreground;help + man
--debugEnable debug mode.help + man
--log FILE-l FILE Log into FILEhelp
--config-file, -c FILE-c FILE Read configuration from FILEhelp + man

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