Re: Script suggestions

[Duarte Silva <duarte.silva () serializing me>]

On Monday 28 November 2011 00:52:35 David Fifield wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 10:34:44PM +0000, Duarte Silva wrote:
> > The script option may be specified without arguments. So if you could
> > take it as an example I guees it would make your live easier ;)
>
> --script requires an argument. You may be thinking of -sC (which is
> really the short option -s taking the argument "C" in disguise).
>
> It's possible to have options that take optional arguments, but I don't
> think we should because it works in a suprising way. It requires you to
> use '=' instead of a space after the option.

Then, it seems the two options, -scS (no arguments) and --script-suggest (same 
arguments as --script) are viable options. As I come to think about it, this 
way is even better.

First use case (mostly the current behaviour):

- User wants to scan a host and run some scripts;
- User also wants to get some suggestions;
- User specifies: --script="vul and exploit" -scS;
- Nmap executes the matching scripts for "vuln and exploit" and the suggest 
any others that aren't in those categories.

Second use case:

- User wants to scan a host and get some suggestions;
- User specifies: -scS;
- Nmap gives all the suggestions that match the host;

Third use case:

- User wants to scan a host and get some suggestions limited by category;
- User specifies: --scriptsuggest="vuln and exploit";
- Nmap gives all the suggestions limited by category that match the host;

> David Fifield

Regards,
Duarte Silva

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