-bash: /usr/local/bin/nmap: Bad CPU type in executable

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I recently update my Mac OS to Catalina 10.15.

I ran nmap I kept getting

-bash: /usr/local/bin/nmap: Bad CPU type in executable

I've tried reinstalling it

brew uninstall nmap
brew install nmap

but I see no effect, I even try full path

⚡️  Desktop  which nmap 
/usr/local/bin/nmap
⚡️  Desktop  /usr/local/bin/nmap
-bash: /usr/local/bin/nmap: Bad CPU type in executable
⚡️  Desktop

What's the result of file /usr/local/bin/nmap? Get the 64bit version if you detect a Mach-O executable i386. — klanomath, Commented Jan 17, 2020 at 2:47
@klanomath : I ran the command above, I got this /usr/local/bin/nmap: Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64 — code-8, Commented Jan 17, 2020 at 2:51
If you think brew is the issue, try brew reinstall --verbose nmap and are you sure you don’t have another binary in your $PATH — bmike, Commented Jan 17, 2020 at 2:56

code-8 · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-17 02:56:01Z

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I decided to go the site :

Click on Download

I downloaded that .dmg, installed it, now my nmap working again.

Note : I will leave this post since, it might help others in the future.

answered Jan 17, 2020 at 2:56

code-8

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thank you for this answer! side question: after updating to 10.15, i had issues with python and now nmap.... does anyone know why in general these issues are being caused? is 10.15 breaking almost everything for devs?
– greenhouse
Commented Jun 3, 2020 at 18:18
You’re welcome. Please ask and add details.
– code-8
Commented Jun 3, 2020 at 18:25
Installing the latest version worked for me as well. Thanks
– Suyash Jain
Commented Jun 14, 2023 at 4:49

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vr_driver · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-13 07:29:08Z

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You may find this to be an x86 (32bit) vs x64 problem, thus a new version will be required.

answered Feb 13, 2021 at 7:29

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