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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f1c5a3a --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Nwatch +====== + +Slightly friendlier version of the suggested script in the manual page for +[`ndiff(1)`](http://linux.die.net/man/1/ndiff) from the +[Nmap](http://nmap.org/) suite, implemented in Bash. + +Usage: + + $ nwatch HOSTLIST CACHEDIR + +Example with root privileges: + + # nwatch /etc/nwatch.mynet /var/cache/nwatch/mynet + +Prints the results of an `ndiff(1)` call against the last known scan to stdout; +intended to be called from `cron(8)`: + + 0 0 * * 0 nwatch /etc/nwatch.mynet /var/cache/nwatch/mynet + +I recommend you use +[Mail::Run::Crypt](https://metacpan.org/pod/Mail::Run::Crypt), so you don't +leak your network information in plain text in your email. + +Please also consider whether your scan actually requires root privileges, and +could not instead be run by a dedicated user with appropriately limited +privileges. + +License +------- + +Copyright (c) [Tom Ryder](https://sanctum.geek.nz/). Distributed under +[GPLv2](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html), same as Nmap itself; see +`LICENSE`. + +Nmap is a registered trademark of Insecure.Com LLC, and this project is not +affiliated with it. |