94  nmap(1) - Kailash Tool Reference

94.1 nmap

nmap - Network scanner and security mapper — host/port discovery and service enumeration.

Layer CLASSIC
Category c-01-information-gathering
Safety class safe
Licence GPL-2.0-only
Upstream github.com/nmap/nmap

94.1.1 NAME

nmap - Network scanner and security mapper — host/port discovery and service enumeration.

94.1.2 SYNOPSIS

Not derived automatically - see upstream documentation. This page does not hand-copy flags (generation contract, ADR-0001).

94.1.3 DESCRIPTION (upstream)

Nmap Build Status ==== Nmap is released under a custom license, which is based on (but not compatible with) GPLv2. The Nmap license allows free usage by end users, and we also offer a commercial license for companies that wish to redistribute Nmap technology with their products. See Nmap Copyright and Licensing for full details. The latest version of this software as well as binary installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux (RPM) are available from Full documentation is also available [on the Nmap.org website](https://nmap.or

94.1.4 CONFIGURATION (detected)

Config-surface markers detected in the upstream README (2 matches, e.g. build.yml, build.yml). A full config reference page for this tool is queued under the config-page policy — this line is the detection record, not the page.

94.1.5 SEE ALSO

ref: pin - verified 2026-10-14