usage: nvt [-vusS] [-t sec] [-d delay] [-q string] host:port [string(s)]
or: nvt [-vusS] [-t sec] [-W] [-w pattern] [-q string] host:port [string(s)]
or: nvt [-vusS] [-t sec] [-d delay] [-q string] device [string(s)]
options: -v verbose mode
-u substrings within <> will be translated to UTF-7
-s shell commands within `` will be evaluated
-S use SSL
-t timeout value in seconds
-d delay in seconds between sending of the argument-strings
-D delay in seconds before start sending of the argument-strings
-q quit when server sends "string"
-w wait until server sends pattern (*)
-W wait until server sends RFC reply answer (*)
(*) lines within \\ border-lines are sent as a block
sending string QUIT terminates the session
arguments: host remote server
port remote tcp port
device any (serial) device /dev/...
strings command arguments for remote server
(a file (contents) may be specified by '!string')
examples: nvt info.belwue.de:finger info
nvt -u saft.belwue.de:saft
nvt -vW mail.belwue.de:25 < smtp.batch
nvt -d 1 /dev/cua1 '!router.batch'