Specifying file types to be scanned

About specifying file types

Use the vscan extensions include command line to list, specify, add to, or remove from the set of file types to be scanned on the filer.

Displaying files to be scanned

To display the list of extensions of file types to be scanned on the filer, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: vscan extensions include Result The current list of extensions to be scanned is displayed.

Adding file types to be scanned

A default list of file extensions is made available when you enable virus scanning; however, you can specify additional file extensions not in the default list.

To add the extensions of file types to be scanned, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: *vscan extensions include add ext[,ext...`]`* ext is the extension you want to add.

Example

vscan extensions include add txt

Note
Up to 255 file extensions can exist in the file extensions list.

Replacing the file types in the extensions list

You can replace the current list of file extensions with a new list of extensions that you choose.

To replace the vscan extensions list with a new list, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: *vscan extensions include set ext[,ext...`]`* ext is the extension you want to set.

Removing file types from the extensions list

To remove one or more file types from the extensions list, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: *vscan extensions include remove ext[,ext...]* ext is the extension you want to remove.

Resetting the file extensions list to the default

To reset the file extensions list to the default, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: vscan extensions include reset Result: The list of file extensions is set to the default list. See Default file types that are scanned.