How to resolve “-bash: nmap: command not found” on CentOS 7

By default, nmap command is not available in CentOS 7 minimal installation and other Linux distributions. The nmap command line utility is used for port scanning and services which are running on local or remote machine in a network.This article describes How to resolve “-bash: nmap: command not found” on CentOS 7.

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# nmap 192.168.1.113 -bash: nmap: command not found [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 1. Package Installation: Run the following command to install nmap package:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# yum install nmap Loaded plugins: fastestmirror ……………………. Dependency Installed:   libpcap.x86_64 14:1.5.3-12.el7                                                     nmap-ncat.x86_64 2:6.40-19.el7   Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 2. Verify the installation: Run the following commands to verify the installation:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# which nmap /usr/bin/nmap [root@linuxcnf ~]# [root@linuxcnf ~]# nmap -version   Nmap version 6.40 ( http://nmap.org ) Platform: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu Compiled with: nmap-liblua-5.2.2 openssl-1.0.2k libpcre-8.32 libpcap-1.5.3 nmap-libdnet-1.12 ipv6 Compiled without: Available nsock engines: epoll poll select [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Done!!! Now the nmap command is available in the system.