# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on # the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make # exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to # leave one space after the ':'. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| nmap: nmap (network scanner) nmap: nmap: Nmap ("Network Mapper") is an open source utility for network nmap: exploration or security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan nmap: large networks, although it works fine against single hosts. Nmap nmap: uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are nmap: available on the network, what services (ports) they are offering, nmap: what operating system (and OS version) they are running, what type of nmap: packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other nmap: characteristics. Nmap runs on most types of computers, and both nmap: console and graphical versions are available.