Nmap now has an scripting engine, that allows users to write their own custom scripts that can perform various scanning tasks in an automated fashion. This provides a powerful way to code a multi-step complex scanner using the inbuilt features of nmap. There are already many scripts available along with nmap that have been developed and submitted by the community.
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