On Thu, 4 Jan 2018, Paul B. wrote: >Hi, >I just installed ClamAv on a desktop Linux machine. I would like to >set it up using aliases in the bashrc file, so I can do various kinds >of file and directory scans from the command line. Rather than an >unwieldy string of exclusions in the alias' command line, I would like >to have a file that lists exclusions, which Clam would reference. I've >seen mention of this ability, but not enough info to get me started. I >do not have the daemon installed, just ClamAv, and FreshClam for >updates.
Hi Paul, This can be done with a litle bit of shell scripting. Create an exclusion file like this: ##################################################################### # # file: /home/kees/scan_excludes # # Parsing rules: # -- leading and trailing white space will be removed # -- empty lines -after space removal- will be ignored # -- lines starting with a '#' -after space removal- will be ignored # -- lines starting with 'file:' define file exclusions # -- lines starting with 'dir:' define directory exclusions # -- lines must contain exactly one exclusion expression # Exclude some files file:expression_to_exclude_some_files file:exclude_more_files # Exclude a directory dir:some_directory ##################################################################### And define aliases like below: alias parse_exclude_file="sed -r \ -e 's/^[[:space:]]+//' -e 's/[[:space:]]+$//' -e '/^(#|$)/d' \ -e 's/^file:/--exclude=/' -e 's/^dir:/--exclude-dir=/'" alias scan_home_dirs="clamscan -r --suppress-ok-results --bell \ \$( parse_exclude_file /home/kees/scan_excludes ) \ /home" For testing/debugging first run 'set -x' and then 'scan_home_dirs'. With the x flag set the shell will show all commands with options and parameters that are executed during the alias expansion. '+' signs at the start of a line indicate the nesting depth of the shown command. Run 'set +x' to reset the flag. Let's try: kees@ithmar:~$ set -x kees@ithmar:~$ scan_home_dirs ++ sed -r -e 's/^[[:space:]]+//' -e 's/[[:space:]]+$//' -e '/^(#|$)/d' -e 's/^file:/--exclude=/' -e 's/^dir:/--exclude-dir=/' /home/kees/scan_excludes + clamscan -r --suppress-ok-results --bell --exclude=expression_to_exclude_some_files --exclude=exclude_more_files --exclude-dir=some_directory /home ^C (scan aborted, it takes way too much time) kees@ithmar:~$ set +x + set +x Regards, Kees Theunissen. -- Kees Theunissen, System and network manager, Tel: +31 (0)40-3334724 Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) email address: c.j.theunis...@differ.nl postal address: PO Box 6336, 5600 HH, Eindhoven, the Netherlands visitors address: De Zaale 20, 5612 AJ, Eindhoven, the Netherlands _______________________________________________ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml
