Which option allows Nmap to read targets from a file to scan?

• A. -iL
• B. --exclude
• C. --traceroute
• D. --open

Answer: (A)

Target lists from a file are read using the -iL option. This tells Nmap to take its targets from the specified file, with one host or range per line, which is especially useful when scanning many targets. For example: nmap -iL targets.txt. The other options serve different purposes: --exclude omits specified targets from the scan; --traceroute performs a traceroute to map the route to hosts; and --open filters results to show only hosts with open ports. None of these change how targets are read from input.