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# Information Gathering Program

This Python program is designed to gather information about a given IP address or domain name using various networking tools like `ping`, `nslookup`, `nmap`, `dig`, and `traceroute`.

## Usage

1. Input: 
   - Run the program and provide an IP address or domain name when prompted.

2. Ping Analysis:
   - If an IP address is provided, it checks if it's valid.
   - If a domain name is provided, it performs a ping to get information and unique IP addresses associated with it.

3. NSLookup:
   - Performs DNS lookups for the provided host, retrieving information about name servers (`ns`) and mail exchange servers (`mx`).

4. Network Tracing:
   - Traces the DNS path (`dig +trace`) and network path (`traceroute`) to the provided host.

5. Nmap Scan:
   - Prompts the user to choose between scanning all ports or only open ports.
   - Executes an `nmap` scan with the chosen options on the provided target.

## Commands and Options

- `Y/y`: Scan all ports or choose specific scanning options.
- `N/n`: Scan only open ports.

## Dependencies

This program relies on the following:
- Python 3
- `subprocess` module for executing shell commands.
- `re` module for regular expressions.

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