fix --exclude example in README

[cotjoey]

Hello,

After trying multiple different options, the --exclude example in the README should read:

Example: --exclude='["/dev", "/media", "Z:\TEMP"]'

I removed the "s" from exclude and added single ticks to enclose the [ ].

Thank you

[PaulWalkerUK]

I've struggled with this exclude parameter on Windows. I don't know if there's a better way, but I've ended up specifying a separate --exclude for each path, as in:

--exclude=["""C:\\folder\\sub folder 1"""] --exclude=["""C:\\folder\\sub folder 2"""]

Also note the extra quote and backslash characters.

Like I say, there might be a better way, but this seems to be working for me at least (I should add this is from a Command Prompt, not PowerShell)

[donmontalvo]

I'm confused, thought excludes had to be in a JSON?

https://github.com/mergebase/log4j-detector#itemusage

[hokching]

I've struggled with this exclude parameter on Windows. I don't know if there's a better way, but I've ended up specifying a separate --exclude for each path, as in:

--exclude=["""C:\\folder\\sub folder 1"""] --exclude=["""C:\\folder\\sub folder 2"""]

Also note the extra quote and backslash characters.

Like I say, there might be a better way, but this seems to be working for me at least (I should add this is from a Command Prompt, not PowerShell)

(Windows Platform) Below as an example to pass multiple items to the --exclude argument:

• D:\scan\nf\item\ignore
• D:\scan\nf\item\ignore2

Tested in Windows 10:

java -jar log4j-detector-2021.12.20.jar --verbose --exclude="[\"D:\\\\scan\\\\nf\\\\item\\\\ignore\", \"D:\\\\scan\\\\nf\\\\item\\\\ignore2\"]" d:\scan\nf

Output:

-- github.com/mergebase/log4j-detector v2021.12.20 (by mergebase.com) analyzing paths (could take a while).
-- Note: specify the '--verbose' flag to have every file examined printed to STDERR.
-- Skipping D:\scan\nf\item\doc20160816171008.pdf - Not a zip/jar/war file.
-- Info: Skipping [D:\scan\nf\item\ignore] because --excludes mentions it.
-- Info: Skipping [D:\scan\nf\item\ignore2] because --excludes mentions it.
-- No vulnerable Log4J 2.x samples found in supplied paths: [d:\scan\nf]
-- Congratulations, the supplied paths are not vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228 or CVE-2021-45046 !  :-)

Drives me crazy, to be frank.

(btw, for this version v2021.12.20, the paths of --exclude is case sensitive even in Windows in other words if the case doesn't match, the program will still scan the --exclude paths)

[hokching]

I've struggled with this exclude parameter on Windows. I don't know if there's a better way, but I've ended up specifying a separate --exclude for each path, as in:

--exclude=["""C:\\folder\\sub folder 1"""] --exclude=["""C:\\folder\\sub folder 2"""]

Also note the extra quote and backslash characters. Like I say, there might be a better way, but this seems to be working for me at least (I should add this is from a Command Prompt, not PowerShell)

(Windows Platform) Below as an example to pass multiple items to the --exclude argument:

* D:\scan\nf\item\ignore

* D:\scan\nf\item\ignore2

Tested in Windows 10:

java -jar log4j-detector-2021.12.20.jar --verbose --exclude="[\"D:\\\\scan\\\\nf\\\\item\\\\ignore\", \"D:\\\\scan\\\\nf\\\\item\\\\ignore2\"]" d:\scan\nf

Output:

-- github.com/mergebase/log4j-detector v2021.12.20 (by mergebase.com) analyzing paths (could take a while).
-- Note: specify the '--verbose' flag to have every file examined printed to STDERR.
-- Skipping D:\scan\nf\item\doc20160816171008.pdf - Not a zip/jar/war file.
-- Info: Skipping [D:\scan\nf\item\ignore] because --excludes mentions it.
-- Info: Skipping [D:\scan\nf\item\ignore2] because --excludes mentions it.
-- No vulnerable Log4J 2.x samples found in supplied paths: [d:\scan\nf]
-- Congratulations, the supplied paths are not vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228 or CVE-2021-45046 !  :-)

Drives me crazy, to be frank.

(btw, for this version v2021.12.20, the paths of --exclude is case sensitive even in Windows in other words if the case doesn't match, the program will still scan the --exclude paths)

Oops, the latest version is 2021.12.29 not sure if it applies to that version too