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# Forcing or avoiding specific scans

The current client will automatically select the correct set of scanners based on the content of your project folder. You can, however, force or disable a scanner using these parameters: 

* `--scan-java=false` will disable the Java scanner 
* `--scan-nodejs=false` will disable the NodeJS scanner
* `--scan-javascript=true` will enable the Javascript/Web scanner (disabled by default)
* `--scan-ruby=false` will disable the Ruby scanner
* `--scan-dotnet=false` will disable the Dotnet scanner
* `--scan-scala=false` will disable the Scala scanner
* `--scan-php=false` will disable the PHP scanner 

A value of “true” will force the scanner to run (and fail if conditions are not met).