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Use the new man and notman elements in the Reference Guide. Links to book

sections are web links when the man page is built on its own, simple
cross-references when it is part of the book.
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sequence generation on the zombie host to glean information sequence generation on the zombie host to glean information
about the open ports on the target. IDS systems will about the open ports on the target. IDS systems will
display the scan as coming from the zombie machine you display the scan as coming from the zombie machine you
specify (which must be up and meet certain criteria). This specify (which must be up and meet certain criteria).
fascinating scan type is too complex to fully describe in this reference <man>
guide, so I wrote and posted an informal paper with full details at This fascinating scan type is too complex to fully describe in this
<ulink url="http://nmap.org/book/idlescan.html" />.</para> reference guide, so I wrote and posted an informal paper with full
details at <ulink url="http://nmap.org/book/idlescan.html" />.
</man>
<notman>
Full details of this fascinating scan type are in
<xref linkend="idlescan"/>.
</notman>
</para>
<para>Besides being extraordinarily stealthy (due to its <para>Besides being extraordinarily stealthy (due to its
blind nature), this scan type permits mapping out blind nature), this scan type permits mapping out
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it does with open ports), and change the state to open if it it does with open ports), and change the state to open if it
succeeds. <literal>open|filtered</literal> TCP ports are treated succeeds. <literal>open|filtered</literal> TCP ports are treated
the same way. Note that the Nmap <option>-A</option> option the same way. Note that the Nmap <option>-A</option> option
enables version detection among other things. A paper documenting enables version detection among other things.
the workings, usage, and customization of version detection is <man>
available at <ulink A paper documenting the workings, usage, and customization of version
url="http://nmap.org/book/vscan.html" />.</para> detection is available at
<ulink url="http://nmap.org/book/vscan.html" />.
</man>
<notman>
Version detection is described in detail in <xref linkend="vscan"/>.
</notman>
</para>
<para>When Nmap receives responses from a service but cannot match <para>When Nmap receives responses from a service but cannot match
them to its database, it prints out a special fingerprint and them to its database, it prints out a special fingerprint and
@@ -1764,9 +1777,16 @@ way.</para>
vulnerable to several advanced information gathering and vulnerable to several advanced information gathering and
spoofing attacks.</para> spoofing attacks.</para>
<para>A paper documenting the workings, usage, and customization <para>
of OS detection is available at <ulink <man>
url="http://nmap.org/book/osdetect.html" />.</para> A paper documenting the workings, usage, and customization of OS
detection is available at
<ulink url="http://nmap.org/book/osdetect.html" />.
</man>
<notman>
OS detection is covered in <xref linkend="osdetect"/>.
</notman>
</para>
<para>OS detection is enabled and controlled with the following options:</para> <para>OS detection is enabled and controlled with the following options:</para>
@@ -1853,11 +1873,13 @@ way.</para>
network handling with the versatility of the lightweight scripting language network handling with the versatility of the lightweight scripting language
<ulink url="http://lua.org">Lua</ulink>, thus providing innumerable <ulink url="http://lua.org">Lua</ulink>, thus providing innumerable
opportunities. A more extensive documentation of the NSE (including its opportunities. A more extensive documentation of the NSE (including its
API) can be found at: <ulink url="http://nmap.org/book/nse.html"/>. The API) can be found
target of the NSE is to provide Nmap with a flexible infrastructure for <man>at <ulink url="http://nmap.org/book/nse.html"/>.</man>
extending its capabilities and offering its users a simple way of creating <notman>in <xref linkend="nse"/>.</notman>
customized tests. Uses for the NSE include (but definitely are not limited The target of the NSE is to provide Nmap with a flexible infrastructure
to): </para> for extending its capabilities and offering its users a simple way of
creating customized tests. Uses for the NSE include (but definitely are
not limited to):</para>
<para> <para>
<emphasis>Enhanced version detection</emphasis> (category <emphasis>Enhanced version detection</emphasis> (category
@@ -1926,7 +1948,9 @@ way.</para>
you are not required to follow this for the moment, this may change in the you are not required to follow this for the moment, this may change in the
future. Nmap will issue a warning if a file has any other extension. future. Nmap will issue a warning if a file has any other extension.
More extensive documentation on the NSE, including a description of its API More extensive documentation on the NSE, including a description of its API
can be found at <ulink url="http://nmap.org/book/nse.html" />. can be found
<man>at <ulink url="http://nmap.org/book/nse.html" />.</man>
<notman>in <xref linkend="nse"/>.</notman>
</para> </para>
<variablelist> <variablelist>