.TH "freshclam.conf" "4" "February 12, 2007" "ClamAV 0.97.2" "Clam AntiVirus"
.SH "NAME"
.LP 
\fBfreshclam.conf\fR \- Configuration file for Clam AntiVirus database update tool
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.LP 
The file freshclam.conf configures the Clam AntiVirus Database Updater, freshclam(1).
.SH "FILE FORMAT"
The file consists of comments and options with arguments. Each line which starts with a hash (\fB#\fR) symbol is ignored by the parser. Options and arguments are case sensitive and of the form \fBOption Argument\fR. The arguments are of the following types:
.TP
\fBBOOL\fR 
Boolean value (yes/no or true/false or 1/0).
.TP 
\fBSTRING\fR
String without blank characters.
.TP 
\fBSIZE\fR
Size in bytes. You can use 'M' or 'm' modifiers for megabytes and 'K' or 'k' for kilobytes.
.TP 
\fBNUMBER\fR
Unsigned integer.
.LP
To create a default configuration, which lists all available options as well
as their default values, use the clamconf(1) tool with the option 
\fB-g freshclam\fR .
.SH "FILES"
.LP 
/etc/clamav/freshclam.conf
.SH "AUTHOR"
.LP 
Thomas Lamy <thomas.lamy@netwake.de>, Tomasz Kojm <tkojm@clamav.net>
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.LP 
freshclam(1), clamd.conf(4), clamd(1M), clamscan(1)