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clamscan:tldr:1e63c
The command "clamscan --remove yes" is used to run the "clamscan" program in a Linux terminal with the additional option to remove infected files.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
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"clamscan" is the name of the program that is being executed. Clamscan is an open-source antivirus software for scanning files on a system to check for malware or viruses.
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"--remove" is an option provided by clamscan to instruct the program to remove any infected files that it detects. When this option is enabled, if a file is found to be infected, it will be permanently deleted from the system. Without this option, clamscan would only report the infected files without removing them.
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"yes" is an argument passed to the "--remove" option. In this context, "yes" represents the affirmative answer to the prompt that clamscan usually displays when it finds an infected file and asks for user confirmation before removing it. By providing "yes" as an argument, the user is automatically responding "yes" to all such prompts, allowing the infected files to be removed without further intervention.
Overall, running this command will execute the clamscan program, scan the system for malware, and remove any infected files without seeking further user confirmation.