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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ftpscrub",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftpscrub/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-05-30T08:16:23Z",
    "synopsis": "",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ftpscrub - scrub the proftpd scoreboard file of stale entries\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "ftpscrub",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The  ftpscrub  command  provides a way to scrub the scoreboard file on demand, at times which\nsuit the site best.  This should be run periodically on sites  which  run  proftpd  in  inetd\nmode.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h,--help",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f,--file",
                    "content": "Specify  the  full path to proftpd's run-time scoreboard file (configured via the\nScoreboardFile directive in proftpd.conf ).  If proftpd's default  directory  has\nbeen  changed via this directive, ftpscrub must either be recompiled, or this op‐\ntion must be used in order to find proftpd's scoreboard.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-v,--verbose",
                    "content": "Reports additional information while scrubbing the scoreboard.\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "/usr/sbin/ftpscrub",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "/run/proftpd.scoreboard",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "ProFTPD is written and maintained by a number  of  people,  full  credits  can  be  found  on",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "http://www.proftpd.org/credits.html",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "inetd(8),ftp(1),proftpd(8),ftpwho(1),ftpcount(1)\n\nFull   documentation   on   ProFTPD,  including  configuration  and  FAQs,  is  available  at",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "http://www.proftpd.org/",
                    "content": "For     help/support,     try     the     ProFTPD     mailing     lists,     detailed      on"
                },
                {
                    "name": "http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html",
                    "content": "Report bugs at http://bugs.proftpd.org/\n\n\n\nNovember 2008                                ftpscrub(8)"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "summary": "ftpscrub - scrub the proftpd scoreboard file of stale entries",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Specify the full path to proftpd's run-time scoreboard file (configured via the ScoreboardFile directive in proftpd.conf ). If proftpd's default directory has been changed via this directive, ftpscrub must either be recompiled, or this op‐ tion must be used in order to find proftpd's scoreboard."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Reports additional information while scrubbing the scoreboard."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "inetd",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/inetd/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ftp",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftp/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "proftpd",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/proftpd/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ftpwho",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftpwho/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ftpcount",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftpcount/1/json"
        }
    ]
}