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Web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items.

# To perform a basic Nikto scan against a target host:
perl nikto.pl -h <192.168.0.1>

# To specify the port number when performing a basic scan:
perl nikto.pl -h <192.168.0.1> -p <443>

# To scan ports and protocols with full URL syntax:
perl nikto.pl -h <https://192.168.0.1:443/>

# To scan multiple ports in the same scanning session:
perl nikto.pl -h <192.168.0.1> -p <80,88,443>

# To update to the latest plugins and databases:
perl nikto.pl -update