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NAME

sigtool - signature and database management tool

CONTENTS

SYNOPSIS

sigtool [options]

DESCRIPTION

sigtool can be used to generate MD5 checksums, convert data into hexadecimal format, and build/unpack CVD databases. It’s also to verify digital signatures of databases and list virus signature names.

OPTIONS

-h, --help Output help information and exit.
-V, --version
  Print version number and exit.
--quiet Be quiet - output only error messages.
--stdout
  Write all messages (except for libclamav output) to the standard output (stdout).
--hex-dump
  Read data from stdin and write hex string to stdout.
--md5 [FILES]
  Generate MD5 checksum from stdin or MD5 sigs for FILES.
--html-normalise=FILE
  Create normalised HTML files comment.html, nocomment.html, and script.html in current working directory.
--vba=FILE
  Extract VBA/Word6 macros from given MS Office document.
--vba-hex=FILE
  Extract Word6 macros from given MS Office document, and display the corresponding hex values.
-i, --info Print a CVD information and verify MD5 and a digital signature.
-b, --build
  Build a CVD file. -s, --server is required.
--server
  ClamAV Signing Service address (for virus database developers only).
--unpack, -u
  Unpack a selected CVD file to a current directory.
--unpack-current
  Unpack a local CVD file to a current directory.
-l, --list-sigs
  List signature names.

EXAMPLES

Generate hex string from testfile and save it to testfile.hex:
 

cat testfile | sigtool --hex-dump > testfile.hex

CREDITS

Please check the full documentation for credits.

AUTHOR

Tomasz Kojm <tkojm@clamav.net>

SEE ALSO

clamd(8), clamdscan(1), clamscan(1), freshclam(1), clamd.conf(5), clamav-milter(8)


Tomasz Kojm sigtool (1) December 19, 2004
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