Editing Nmap (section)

== Options ==
These parameters modify the behavior of the scan (timing, output, verbosity, detection methods, etc.).

=== Detection & Enumeration ===
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! Option !! Description
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| [[#ex-sV|<code>-sV</code>]] || Detect service versions
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| [[#ex-O|<code>-O</code>]] || Enable OS detection
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| [[#ex-A|<code>-A</code>]] || Aggressive scan: OS detection, version, script scan, traceroute
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| [[#ex-script|<code>--script&nbsp;[NAME]</code>]] || Run specific NSE script(s)
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| <code>--version-all</code> || Try every version detection method (used with -sV)
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| <code>--osscan-guess</code> || Guess OS more aggressively when uncertain
|}

=== Performance & Output ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Option !! Description
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| [[#ex-T|<code>-T[0‒5]</code>]] || Timing template (T0 = slow, T5 = fast)
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| [[#ex-d|<code>-d</code>]] || Enable debugging output
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| [[#ex-oN|<code>-oN&nbsp;[FILE]</code>]] || Save output in normal format
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| [[#ex-oX|<code>-oX&nbsp;[FILE]</code>]] || Save output in XML format
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| <code>-v</code> || Increase verbosity (can be stacked: -vv, -vvv)
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| <code>--reason</code> || Show the reason each port is in its state (e.g. response flags)
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| <code>--open</code> || Show only open (or relevant) ports
|}