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    <credit type="author">
        <name>Dave M</name>
        <email>dave.nerd @ gmail.com</email>
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  <title>General scanning options</title>

<p>Scanning files in <app>ClamTk</app> is as straight forward as possible.</p>

<p>Open your file manager, and right-click on a file or directory.  This will present the option "Scan for threats...".  Once selected, <app>ClamTk</app> will scan that file or directory, based on the preferences you have selected.</p>

<p>Note that some directories are excluded from scans.  These include <file>/opt</file>, <file>/proc</file>, and <file>/dev</file>.  This is done as an effort to ensure that important files are not accidentally deleted.</p>

<p>Below, an image of the right-click option within Nautilus.  Your view may look different depending on the desktop environment you use.</p>

<media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/clamtk-nautilus.png" />

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