# nuclei > Fast and customizable vulnerability scanner based on a simple YAML based DSL. > More information: . - [u]pdate `nuclei` [t]emplates to the latest released version (will be downloaded to `~/nuclei-templates`): `nuclei -ut` - [l]ist all [t]emplates with a specific [p]rotocol [t]ype: `nuclei -tl -pt {{dns|file|http|headless|tcp|workflow|ssl|websocket|whois|code|javascript}}` - Run an [a]utomatic web [s]can using wappalyzer technology detection specifying a target [u]RL/host to scan: `nuclei -as -u {{scanme.nmap.org}}` - Run HTTP [p]rotocol [t]ype templates of high and critical severity, [e]xporting results to [m]arkdown files inside a specific directory: `nuclei -severity high,critical -pt http -u {{http://scanme.sh}} -me {{markdown_directory}}` - Run all templates using a different [r]ate [l]imit and maximum [b]ulk [s]ize with silent output (only showing the findings): `nuclei -rl {{150}} -bs {{25}} -c {{25}} -silent -u {{http://scanme.sh}}` - Run the WordPress [w]orkflow against a WordPress site: `nuclei -w {{path/to/nuclei-templates/workflows/wordpress-workflow.yaml}} -u {{https://sample.wordpress.site}}` - Run one or more specific [t]emplates or directory with [t]emplates with [v]erbose output in `stderr` and [o]utput detected issues/vulnerabilities to a file: `nuclei -t {{path/to/nuclei-templates/http}} -u {{http://scanme.sh}} -v -o {{results}}` - Run scan based on one or more [t]emplate [c]onditions: `nuclei -tc {{"contains(tags, 'xss') && contains(tags, 'cve')"}} -u {{https://vulnerable.website}}`