Which NMAP switch would the hacker use?

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1. “-sP” is explained in Nmap manual:
   In previous releases of Nmap, -sn was known as -sP.
   see: https://nmap.org/book/man-host-discovery.html

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2. λ nmap
   Nmap 7.91 ( https://nmap.org )
   Usage: nmap [Scan Type(s)] [Options] {target specification}
   TARGET SPECIFICATION:
   Can pass hostnames, IP addresses, networks, etc.
   Ex: scanme.nmap.org, microsoft.com/24, 192.168.0.1; 10.0.0-255.1-254
   -iL : Input from list of hosts/networks
   -iR : Choose random targets
   –exclude : Exclude hosts/networks
   –excludefile : Exclude list from file
   HOST DISCOVERY:
   -sL: List Scan – simply list targets to scan
   -sn: Ping Scan – disable port scan
   -Pn: Treat all hosts as online — skip host discovery
   -PS/PA/PU/PY[portlist]: TCP SYN/ACK, UDP or SCTP discovery to given ports
   -PE/PP/PM: ICMP echo, timestamp, and netmask request discovery probes
   -PO[protocol list]: IP Protocol Ping
   -n/-R: Never do DNS resolution/Always resolve [default: sometimes]
   –dns-servers : Specify custom DNS servers
   –system-dns: Use OS’s DNS resolver
   –traceroute: Trace hop path to each host
   SCAN TECHNIQUES:
   -sS/sT/sA/sW/sM: TCP SYN/Connect()/ACK/Window/Maimon scans
   -sU: UDP Scan
   -sN/sF/sX: TCP Null, FIN, and Xmas scans
   –scanflags : Customize TCP scan flags
   -sI : Idle scan
   -sY/sZ: SCTP INIT/COOKIE-ECHO scans
   -sO: IP protocol scan
   -b : FTP bounce scan

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3. i try to understand what “-sP” does. and i dont understand yet.
   if someone can answer this will be great! tnx!

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   1. @ori it does ur mom. Np.

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