greenbone-scapdata-sync(8)

📦 version 21.4.4, in ubuntu jammy

💖 greenbone-scapdata-sync — bestie's guide to the SCAP sync script 💖

okay so. welcome to the System Manager's Manual page for greenbone-scapdata-sync(8), aka the Greenbone Vulnerability Manager SCAP sync script. yes it's a mouthful. yes it's iconic. let's go 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

greenbone-scapdata-sync OPTIONS

that's it. that's the whole vibe. you give it OPTIONS, it does the thing 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Update the SCAP data from the feed server.

no cap, that's literally the job. it goes and gets the fresh SCAP data off the feed server and updates your stuff. slay. 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

every single one of these, bestie. no skipping, no skimming, we're doing this properly 🫶

  • --version — prints the version and then dips out. that's it, that's the whole thing ✨
  • --identify — prints machine readable identity information and exits. for the robots, not for us humans 🤖
  • --describe — prints a human readable description. hello, that's you. this one's for you 💖
  • --feedversion — prints the feed version and exits. just the version, nothing else, in and out 🌸
  • --help — prints the help message and exits. when in doubt, ask for help, that's the main character move fr fr 🙈
  • --verbose — prints extra messages about what's going on. if you're nosy (same) this is your moment 🔥
  • --refresh — only refresh the database. does not fetch any files. database only, no downloads, we're being efficient today 💅
  • --refresh-private — only refresh the database. does not fetch any files. same energy as --refresh, private edition 🧚
  • --migrate — only migrate the database. does not fetch any files. moving the database to its new era, no file fetching involved ✨
  • --selftest — performs a self-test and exits. it's giving self-care check-in 💖
  • --feedcurrent — checks whether the feed is current. is it up to date? is it on its A-game? this one finds out ⭐

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read those too, bestie, they're in the same friend group 🫶

🌈 MORE INFORMATION 🌈

the canonical places where you'll find more info about the Greenbone Vulnerability Management are:

  • Community Portal
  • Development Platform
  • Greenbone Website

three of them. that's the whole list. go forth and explore 👑

The Greenbone Vulnerability Manager is released under the GNU GPL, version 2, or, at your option, any later version.

and that's the page!! sign-off time 🎀

this one's from Manuals, the User manual, page greenbone-scapdata-sync(8) — k byeee, go sync that SCAP data, you've got this 💅✨🦋

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