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- Command line mode
-
- The command-line options
-
- F-PROT.EXE is usually run without any parameters and will then enter
- interactive mode. It is also possible to run it in command-line mode,
- either by specifying a drive, file or directory to scan, or by using the
- /COMMAND option.
-
- Syntax for command-line mode: F-PROT [drive, file or directory] [options]
-
- The available command-line options are
-
- /640
- On certain old machines, scanning non-existing memory between 640K and 1M
- may cause a system crash. This switch instructs F-PROT to scan only 640K.
-
- /ALL
- Specifies that all files should be searched, not just normal "executable"
- files. This switch should never be used with /ANALYSE, but only if a
- virus has already been found, and you are just making sure it is not
- hiding in some obscure overlay file.
-
- /ANALYSE
- Performs a heuristic analysis after the "Secure" scan. This approach may
- cause false positives, and should be used with care. See the file
- ANALYSE.TXT for further information.
-
- /APPEND
- Used with /REPORT. Append the report to an existing file.
-
- /AUTO
- May be specified with /DELETE or /DISINF so F-PROT will not request
- permission before deleting or disinfecting. The default if only /DELETE
- or /DISINF are given is to ask if the file should be disinfected (or
- deleted).
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- /BOOT (default) /NOBOOT
- Scan/Don't scan boot sectors.
-
- /COMMAND
- Force command-line mode.
-
- /DELETE
- Delete all infected files, instead of just listing them.
-
- /DISINF
- Disinfect whenever possible - deletes first-generation samples and files
- destroyed by overwriting viruses. It will never delete a file which can
- be disinfected.
-
- /DOC
- Scan Word documents.
-
- /EXT=
- Specify which filename extensions to scan by default, maximum of 10,
- separated by "." Example: /EXT=COM.EXE.SYS.DLL.OV?
-
- /FILE (default) /NOFILE
- Scan/Don't scan files. If /NOFILE is used, it implies /NOPACKED and
- /NOUSER as well.
-
- /GURU
- Provides additional information while scanning.
-
- /HARD
- Scans the MBR and all accessible partitions on any hard disks that are
- found.
-
- /HELP or /?
- Display a list of available options.
-
- /INTER
- Force interactive mode.
-
- /LIST
- Produce a report of all files checked, not just those which are infected.
-
- /MONO
- Use monochrome on color displays.
-
- /MULTI
- Scan multiple diskettes.
-
- /NET
- Scans any network "drives" found.
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- /NOBREAK
- Disables ESC and ^C during scanning
-
- /NODOC
- Do not scan Word documents.
-
- /NOMEM
- Skip the memory scan.
-
- /NOSUB
- Do not scan subdirectories.
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- /NOWRAP
- Do not wrap text in the report.
-
- /OLD
- Do not display the "This version of the program is rather old" message.
-
- /ONLY
- When used with /ANALYSE, it will make F-PROT perform ONLY a heuristic
- scan.
-
- /PACKED (default) /NOPACKED
- Search/Don't search inside packed executables (DIET, PKLITE, LZEXE). This
- does not mean that F-PROT will scan inside archives (ZIP or ARJ).
-
- /PAGE
- Pause after each page.
-
- /PARANOID
- Makes the scanner totally paranoid. Increases the chances of picking
- up new viruses, but will significantly increase the risk of false
- positives. Only recommended for use by experienced, technical-minded
- users, and please keep in mind that we are not interested in receiving
- samples of possible false alarms that are only produced when this switch
- is used.
-
- /RENAME
- Rename infected files to *.VOM, *.VXE or *.VVV.
-
- /REPORT=file
- Sends the output to a file, in addition to displaying it on the screen.
-
- /SILENT
- Generates no screen output at all - useful if you want to run the program
- from a batch file, and only check the return code.
-
- /USER /NOUSER (default)
- Search/Don't search for user-defined search strings. This option should
- only be used if absolutely necessary, as it may result in a considerable
- speed decrease.
-
- Return status
-
- The program uses the following exit codes, which can be checked with the
- ERRORLEVEL command from a BAT file.
-
- 0 - Normal exit - nothing found
- 1 - Abnormal termination - unrecoverable error. This can mean any of
- the following:
- DOS version 1.x was used (F-PROT requires DOS 2.0 or higher)
- The report file (specified with /REPORT=) could not be created.
- ENGLISH.TX0 or SIGN.DEF corrupted or not present
- Program was run from a diskette, and the diskette then changed.
- 2 - Selftest failed - program has been modified.
- 3 - A Boot/File virus infection found.
- 4 - Virus search string found in memory.
- 5 - Program terminated with ^C or ESC.
- 6 - At least one virus was removed. This code is only meaningful if
- the program is used to scan just a single file.
- 7 - Insufficient memory to run the program.
- 8 - At least one suspicious file was found, but no infections.
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