NMAP Commands

Nmap Cheat Sheet 2026: All the Commands & FlagsStationX

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Commands used in Labs

Command	Description
-sN	no port scan
-Pn	tells the tool to not perform a host discovery phase before scanning
-sV	version scanning
-A	more intense version scanning
nmap -p1-6000 10.0.5.17	specify a range of ports to scan on host
nmap -p 135,139,445,3389 10.0.5.17	specify specific ports to scan
-sC	script scan
--traceroute	traceroute of the scan, will tell you what was performed during the scan, and how long it took.

Man page flags

Target Specification

Host Discovery

Scan Techniques

Port Specification and Scan Order

Service/Version Detection

Script Scan

OS Detection

Timing and Performance

Firewall/IDS Evasion and Spoofing

Output

MISC/Examples