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The -O option turns on Nmap's OS fingerprinting system. Used alongside the -v verbosity options, you can gain information about the remote operating system and about its TCP Sequenmce Number generation (useful for planning Idle scans).
An article on OS detection is available at http://www.insecure.org/nmap/nmap-fingerprinting-article.html
2006-07-15