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System Administration Commands                        ntfscat(1M)



NAME
     ntfscat - display NTFS files and  streams  on  the  standard
     output

SYNOPSIS
     ntfscat [options] device [file]


DESCRIPTION
     The ntfscat command reads 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
     Supported options are listed below. Most options  have  both
     single-letter  and  full-name  forms. Multiple single-letter
     options that do not take an argument can  be  combined.  For
     example,  -fv is the equivalent of -f -v. A full-name option
     can be abbreviated to a unique prefix of its 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"


         The attribute names can be specified without the leading
         dollar  sign  ($)  symbol.  If you use the $ symbol, you
         must quote the name to prevent the shell from interpret-
         ing the name.



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     -f, --force

         Overrides 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.


     -i, --inode num

         Specify a file by its inode number instead of its name.


     -n, --attribute-name name

         Display the attribute identified by name.


     -q, --quiet

         Suppress some debug, warning, and error messages.


     -V, --version

         Show the version number, copyright, and license informa-
         tion.


     -v, --verbose

         Display more debug, warning, and error messages.


EXAMPLES
     Example 1 Displaying Contents of File in Root


     The following command displays the contents of a file in the
     root of an NTFS volume.


       # ntfscat /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 boot.ini



     Example 2 Displaying Contents of File in Subdirectory





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     The following command displays the contents of a file  in  a
     subdirectory of an NTFS volume.


       # ntfscat /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 /winnt/system32/drivers/etc/hosts



     Example 3 Display Contents of an Attribute


     The  following  command  displays  the   contents   of   the
     $INDEX_ROOT attribute of the root directory (inode 5).


       # ntfscat /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 -a INDEX_ROOT -i 5



ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | system/file-system/ntfsprogs|
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Uncommitted                 |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     ntfsls(1M), ntfsprogs(1M), parted(1M), attributes(5)


     http://wiki.linux-ntfs.org

AUTHORS
     ntfscat was written by Richard  Russon,  Anton  Altaparmakov
     and Szabolcs Szakacsits.












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