Re: Using linux command "find" to get modified files list for scan

Masaru Nomiya via clamav-users <[email protected]>
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Hello,

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  Subject    : [clamav-users] Using linux command "find" to get modified files list for scan
  Message-ID : <1733715472.S.23081.autosave.drafts.1733715610.1219@webmail.rediffmail.com>
  Date & Time: 9 Dec 2024 03:40:10 -0000

[RN] == neel roy via clamav-users <[email protected]> has written:

R[...]
RN>  Is there a reason why find should not be used to get list of
RN> files modified and scan them?

In  short, Using the find command to specify files can make the ClamAV
scanning process inefficient. ClamAV is designed to effectively scan
entire directories and specific file types, so there is no need to
filter the list generated by find command.

Best Regards.

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