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## Aliases explained
- * nmap_open_ports - scan for open ports on target
- * nmap_list_interfaces - list all network interfaces on host where the command runs
- * nmap_slow - slow scan that avoids to spam the targets logs
- * nmap_fin - scan to see if hosts are up with TCP FIN scan
- * nmap_full - aggressive full scan that scans all ports, tries to determine OS and service versions
+ * nmap_open_ports - Scan for open ports on target
+ * nmap_list_interfaces - List all network interfaces on host where the command runs
+ * nmap_slow - Slow scan that avoids to spam the targets logs
+ * nmap_fin - Scan to see if hosts are up with TCP FIN scan
+ * nmap_full - Aggressive full scan that scans all ports, tries to determine OS and service versions
* nmap_check_for_firewall - TCP ACK scan to check for firewall existence
* nmap_ping_through_firewall - Host discovery with SYN and ACK probes instead of just pings to avoid firewall
restrictions
* nmap_fast - Fast scan of the top 300 popular ports
- * nmap_detect_versions - detects versions of services and OS, runs on all ports
- * nmap_check_for_vulns - uses vulscan script to check target services for vulnerabilities
+ * nmap_detect_versions - Detects versions of services and OS, runs on all ports
+ * nmap_check_for_vulns - Uses vulscan script to check target services for vulnerabilities
+ * nmap_full_udp - Same as full but via UDP
+ * nmap_traceroute - Try to traceroute using the most common ports
+ * nmap_full_with_scripts - Same as nmap_full but also runs all the scripts
+ * nmap_web_safe_osscan - Little "safer" scan for OS version as connecting to only HTTP and HTTPS ports doesn't look so attacking.
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