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scans the user's home directory 
z  $ avgscan -heur /home/user 
scans the 
user's home directory using heuristic analysis 
z  $ avgscan /home/user/bin/run_something.sh 
scans the single file 
run_something.sh in the bin directory of user's home 
z  $ avgscan -repok /home/user 
scans 
user's home directory, reporting uninfected files as OK 
z  $ avgscan -report ~/reports/report001.avg /home/user 
scans the 
user's home directory and reports the test results into the file 
report001.avg in the reports directory in the actual user's home 
z  $ avgscan -repappend ~/reports/report001.avg /home/user 
scans the 
user's home directory and appends the test results to the file 
report001.avg in the reports directory in the actual user's home 
z  $ avgscan -arc -repok /home/user 
scans the 
user's home directory including archives, reporting uninfected files 
as OK 
z  $ avgscan -ext=* -rt -arc -heur /home 
scans the files with any extension in the 
/home directory, including the run 
time compressions and archives 
Note: For online help on the avgscan command type 
$ man -l /opt/grisoft/avg7/man/man1/avgscan.1.gz 
in your shell. 
7.2. AVGUPDATE Command 
Anti-virus systems can guarantee reliable protection only if they are updated 
regularly. AVG for Linux E-mail Server provides a reliable and fast update service 
with quick response times via the 
avgupdate command line utility. 
AVG Anti-Virus offers three different update levels (update levels of lower 
importance automatically include more critical ones): 
z  Priority update 
The priority update contains changes necessary for reliable anti-virus 
protection. Typically, these are important virus definition updates. These 
updates should be applied as soon as they are available. 
z  Recommended update 
The recommended update contains various program changes, fixes and 
improvements. 










