RE: Nmap command line syntax ?

["Ric Messier" <kilroy () WasHere COM>]

man nmap

or,

http://nmap.org/man/


Rich Pawly writes:
> Can someone pleas help me with a syntax to start Nmap to do the
> following:
>
> Import ip address list from file (btw what format and contents should
> the file contain)(can i use DNS name??)
> export results to a file ( i only need to see open ports if thats a
> option)
> to still scan if does not respond to ping
> i only need to scan tcp/udp ports on routers
> can i scan 10,000 hosts in one command line, or 1 file import of
> hosts??
>
> I appreciate any and all direction.