April 2017
Intermediate to advanced
350 pages
8h 35m
English
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Output to a file
If we are scanning multiple IP addresses, we probably want to save the output to a file for later reference. Although Nmap has many ways and formats in which to save the output, I prefer the output normal (-oN) switch.
Simply add the -oN switch at the end of the command with the name of the file you want to save the output to. Here, I have used a file named portscan.txt.
Type nmap -sS 192.168.10.70 -oN portscan:
When I run the command, I get the same output displayed in the preceding screenshot, but I also get that output saved to a file. I can view the contents of that file by using the cat, more, and less commands. Here ...