Appscan Command Syntax

Description

Scans the host device and creates an XML file that contains a list of executable programs and their checksums.

Syntax

C:\>Appscan [/o <filename> /s <target directory> /x <extension strung /e /a /p /verbose /warnings /?

Parameters

Parameter Description
/o Sends output to the specified file name. If no file name is specified, Appscan uses the default file name (scanfile.xml) in the current folder.
file name Output file name and path.
/s <target directory>

Specifies the directory, including all subdirectories, to scan.

  • You must enclose the directory/path string in double quotes.
  • If no directory is specified, the scan runs in the current directory only.
/x <extension string>

Specifies the file extension(s) to include in the scan.

  • The extension string can include many extensions, each separated by a semi-colon.
  • You must put a period before each file extension.
  • You must enclose full extension string in double quotes.
  • You must specify a target directory using the /s switch.
  • If you do not use the /x parameter only .exe executable files are included in the scan.
/e Include all executable files in the specified directory regardless of the extension. Do not use /e together with /x.
/a Includes additional file properties for each executable.
/p Shows progress messages during the scan.
/verbose Shows progress and error messages during the scan.
/warnings Shows warning messages during the scan.
/?

or

/help 		Shows the command syntax and help text.

Examples

  • C:\>appscan /o scan1.xml

    This scan, by default, includes .exe files in the current directory and is saved as scan1.xml.

  • C:\>appscan /o scan2.xml /x ".exe;.dll" /s "C:\"

    This scan includes all .exe and .dll files on drive C and is saved as scan2.xml.

  • C:\>appscan /o scan3.xml /x ".dll" /s c:\program files

    This scan includes all .dll files in c:\program files and all its subdirectories. It is saved as scan3.xml.

  • C:\>appscan /s "C:\program files" /e

    This scan includes all executable files in c:\program files and all its subdirectories. It is saved as the default file name scanfile.xml.