Snapter - "Goodbye, scanner. Hello, digital camera.". Consulting, LLC. One of the often overlooked and underused output methods of nmap is the grepable or "machine" output.
This output places all results for a single host on a single line, making it easier to use with other command line tools, like grep and awk. It also makes it easier to use when scripting. One problem with this format is that it is not well documented and therefore not well understood. I hope to address this issue. A Simple Guide to Nmap Usage. Home Page | Papers A Simple Guide to Nmap Usage :- What is Nmap?
