[Nikto-discuss] Confine to web directory

[Sullo]

Joe Brown wrote:
> I'm trying to scan just a few directories on a web server with several
> hundred directories.  Can I configure Nikto and confine it to just
> scan http://127.0.0.1/site1 and http://127.0.0.1/site2 only, rather
> than point Nikto to http://127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1/>?

Joe--

You can use the -root option to confine it to a certain directory. 
Essentially, each test has the value added as a prefix to it--so a test
for /cgi-bin/echo would become /root/cgi-bin/echo.

-Sullo