Clam AntiVirus: Database Updater 1.5.2 By The ClamAV Team: https://www.clamav.net/about.html#credits (C) 2025 Cisco Systems, Inc. freshclam [options] --help -h Show this help --version -V Print version number and exit --verbose -v Be verbose --debug Enable debug messages --quiet Only output error messages --no-warnings Don't print and log warnings --stdout Write to stdout instead of stderr. Does not affect 'debug' messages. --show-progress Show download progress percentage --config-file=FILE Read configuration from FILE. --log=FILE -l FILE Log into FILE --daemon -d Run in daemon mode --pid=FILE -p FILE Write the daemon's pid to FILE --foreground -F Don't fork into background (for use in daemon mode). --user=USER -u USER Run as USER --no-dns Force old non-DNS verification method --checks=#n -c #n Number of checks per day, 1 <= n <= 50 --datadir=DIRECTORY Download new databases into DIRECTORY NOTE: DIRECTORY must already exist, be an absolute path, and be writeable by freshclam and readable by clamd/clamscan. --daemon-notify[=/path/clamd.conf] Send RELOAD command to clamd --local-address=IP -a IP Bind to IP for HTTP downloads --on-update-execute=COMMAND Execute COMMAND after successful update. Use EXIT_1 to return 1 after successful database update. --on-error-execute=COMMAND Execute COMMAND if errors occurred --on-outdated-execute=COMMAND Execute COMMAND when software is outdated --update-db=DBNAME Only update database DBNAME --cvdcertsdir=DIRECTORY Specify a directory containing the root CA cert needed to verify detached CVD digital signatures. If not provided, then freshclam will look in the default directory. Environment Variables: CURL_CA_BUNDLE May be set to the path of a file (bundle) containing one or more CA certificates. This will override the default openssl certificate path. FRESHCLAM_CLIENT_CERT May be set to the path of a file (PEM) containing the client certificate. This may be used for client authentication to a private mirror. FRESHCLAM_CLIENT_KEY May be set to the path of a file (PEM) containing the client private key. This is required if FRESHCLAM_CLIENT_CERT is set. FRESHCLAM_CLIENT_KEY_PASSWD May be set to a password for the client key PEM file. This is required if FRESHCLAM_CLIENT_KEY is set and the PEM file is password protected. CVD_CERTS_DIR Specify a directory containing the root CA cert needed to verify detached CVD digital signatures. If not provided, then freshclam will look in the default directory.