ntfscat(8)
NAME
ntfscat - print NTFS files and streams on the standard output
SYNOPSIS
[options] device [file]
DESCRIPTION
ntfscat will read a file or stream from an NTFS volume and display the contents on the standard output. The case of the filename passed to ntfscat is ignored.
OPTIONS
Below is a summary of all the options that ntfscat accepts. Nearly all
options have two equivalent names. The short name is preceded by - and
the long name is preceded by --. Any single letter options, that don't
take an argument, can be combined into a single command, e.g. -fv is
equivalent to -f -v. Long named options can be abbreviated to any
unique prefix of their name.
-a, --attribute TYPE
Display the contents of a particular attribute type. By
default, the unnamed $DATA attribute will be shown. The
attribute can be specified by a number in decimal or
hexadecimal, or by name.
Hex Decimal Name
0x10 16 "$STANDARD_INFORMATION"
0x20 32 "$ATTRIBUTE_LIST"
0x30 48 "$FILE_NAME"
0x40 64 "$OBJECT_ID"
0x50 80 "$SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR"
0x60 96 "$VOLUME_NAME"
0x70 112 "$VOLUME_INFORMATION"
0x80 128 "$DATA"
0x90 144 "$INDEX_ROOT"
0xA0 160 "$INDEX_ALLOCATION"
0xB0 176 "$BITMAP"
0xC0 192 "$REPARSE_POINT"
0xD0 208 "$EA_INFORMATION"
0xE0 224 "$EA"
0xF0 240 "$PROPERTY_SET"
0x100 256 "$LOGGED_UTILITY_STREAM"
Notes The attribute names may be given without the leading $
symbol.
If you use the $ symbol, you must quote the name to prevent the
shell interpreting the name.
-n, --attribute-name NAME
Display this named attribute, stream.
-i, --inode NUM
Specify a file by its inode number instead of its name.
-f, --force
This will override some sensible defaults, such as not using a
mounted volume. Use this option with caution.
-h, --help
Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.
-q, --quiet
Suppress some debug/warning/error messages.
-V, --version
Show the version number, copyright and license ntfscat.
-v, --verbose
Display more debug/warning/error messages.
EXAMPLES
Display the contents of a file in the root of an NTFS volume.
ntfscat /dev/hda1 boot.ini
Display the contents of a file in a subdirectory of an NTFS volume.
ntfscat /dev/hda1 /winnt/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
Display the contents of the $INDEX_ROOT attribute of the root directory
(inode 5).
ntfscat /dev/hda1 -a INDEX_ROOT -i 5 | hexdump -C
BUGS
There are no known problems with ntfscat. If you find a bug please send an email describing the problem to the development team: [email protected]
AUTHORS
ntfscat was written by Richard Russon, Anton Altaparmakov and Szabolcs Szakacsits. It was ported to ntfs-3g by Erik Larsson.
AVAILABILITY
ntfscat is part of the ntfs-3g package and is available from: http://www.tuxera.com/community/
SEE ALSO
Read libntfs(8) for details how to access encrypted files. libntfs(8), ntfsls(8), ntfsprogs(8)
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