Introduction to installing Nmap using Homebrew on Shell-Bash

Nmap is a powerful open-source tool used for network exploration, management, and security auditing. Homebrew is a popular package manager for macOS and Linux systems that simplifies the installation of open-source software. In this guide, we will show you how to install Nmap using Homebrew on your Shell-Bash terminal.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to make sure that you have Homebrew installed on your system. To check if Homebrew is already installed, type the following command in your terminal:

brew --version

If you see a version number, it means Homebrew is already installed. Otherwise, you need to install Homebrew first.

Installing Nmap using Homebrew

Once you have Homebrew installed, you can use the following command to install Nmap:

brew install nmap

This will download and install Nmap along with all its dependencies.

Verifying the installation

To verify that Nmap is installed correctly, run the following command:

nmap --version

If Nmap is installed correctly, you should see the version number and other relevant information about Nmap.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Nmap using Homebrew on your Shell-Bash terminal. Now that you have Nmap installed, you can explore its powerful features and use it for network exploration, management, and security auditing.