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title: 'Command Line Interface'
url: 'https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface'
markdown: 'https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface.md'
date: '2026-09-22'
description: '• Option values should be set using the equal sign (=). • If an option value has spaces or semicolons then the value should be wrapped in single quotes. • If an option value needs single quotes then the value should be wrapped in single quotes with value single quotes properly e…'
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[](#)  [ Basics ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/)      Command Line Interface    

# Command Line Interface

> > > > > • Option values should be set using the equal sign (=).
> > > > > • If an option value has spaces or semicolons then the value should be wrapped in single quotes.
> > > > > • If an option value needs single quotes then the value should be wrapped in single quotes with value single quotes properly escaped replacing a single quote with '\\''
> > > > > • Options are case sensitive.

## Linux Malware Detect CLI

Usage:

```
maldet --help
```

See [here](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/maldet) for more information.

## Sentinel CLI

Usage:

```
sentinel --task={task} --option1=value1 --option2=value2
```

Where {task} is one of the following:

- [antimalware:antimalware](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-antimalware)
- [antimalware:domainmonitoring](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-domainmonitoring)
- [antimalware:ignore](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-ignore)
- [antimalware:monitoring](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-monitoring)
- [antimalware:monitoring:paths](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-monitoring-paths)
- [antimalware:quarantine](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-quarantine)
- [antimalware:scanning](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-scanning)
- [antimalware:scanning:schedule](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-scanning-schedule)
- [antimalware:statisticalanalysis](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-statisticalanalysis)
- [antivirus:antivirus](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-antivirus)
- [antivirus:scanning](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-scanning)
- [antivirus:scanninglimits](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-scanninglimits)
- [antivirus:signatureproviders](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-signatureproviders)
- [antivirus:signatureupdates](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-signatureupdates)
- [application:about](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-about)
- [application:application](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-application)
- [application:dashboard](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-dashboard)
- [application:geolocation](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-geolocation)
- [application:license](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-license)
- [application:maintenance](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-maintenance)
- [application:maintenance:database](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-maintenance-database)
- [application:setup](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-setup)
- [application:update](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-update)

For more information on what a task does and usage details execute:

```
sentinel --task={task} --help
```

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- Children:
  - [Maldet](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/maldet.md)