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ewfacquire() LOCAL ewfacquire() NAME ewfacquire -- acquires data in the EWF format SYNOPSIS ewfacquire [-A codepage] [-b number_of_sectors] [-B number_of_bytes] [-c compression_values] [-C case_number] [-d digest_type] [-D description] [-e examiner_name] [-E evidence_number] [-f format] [-g number_of_sectors] [-l log_filename] [-m media_type] [-M media_flags] [-N notes] [-o offset] [-p process_buffer_size] [-P bytes_per_sector] [-r read_error_retries] [-S segment_file_size] [-t target] [-T toc_file] [-2 secondary_target] [-hqRsuvVwx] source DESCRIPTION ewfacquire is a utility to acquire media data from a source and store it in EWF format (Expert Witness Compression Format). ewfacquire acquires media data in a format equivalent to EnCase and FTK imager, including meta data. Under Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS-X/Darwin ewfacquire supports reading directly from device files. On other platforms ewfacquire can con- vert a raw (dd) image into the EWF format. ewfacquire is part of the libewf package. libewf is a library to access the Expert Witness Compression Format (EWF). source the source file(s) or device The options are as follows: -A codepage the codepage of header section, options: ascii (default), win- dows-874, windows-932, windows-936, windows-949, windows-950, win- dows-1250, windows-1251, windows-1252, windows-1253, windows-1254, windows-1255, windows-1256, windows-1257 or windows-1258 -b number_of_sectors the number of sectors to read at once (per chunk), options: 16, 32, 64 (default), 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384 or 32768 -B number_of_bytes the number of bytes to acquire -c compression_values specify the compression values as: level or method:level compres- sion method options: deflate (default) compression level options: none (default), empty-block, fast or best -C case_number the case number (default is case_number) -d digest_type calculate additional digest (hash) types besides md5, options: sha1, sha256 -D description the description (default is description) -e examiner_name the examiner name (default is examiner_name) -E evidence_number the evidence number (default is evidence_number) -f format the EWF file format to write to, options: ewf, smart, ftk, encase1, encase2, encase3, encase4, encase5, encase6 (default), encase7, linen5, linen6, linen7, ewfx. -g number_of_sectors the number of sectors to be used as error granularity -h shows this help -l log_filename logs acquiry errors and the digest (hash) to the log filename -m media_type the media type, options: fixed (default), removable, optical, mem- ory -M media_flags the media flags, options: logical, physical (default) -N notes the notes (default is notes) -o offset the offset to start to acquire (default is 0) -p process_buffer_size the process buffer size (default is the chunk size) -P bytes_per_sector the number of bytes per sector (default is 512) (use this to over- ride the automatic bytes per sector detection) -q quiet shows minimal status information -r read_error_retries the number of retries when a read error occurs (default is 2) -R resume acquiry at a safe point -s swap byte pairs of the media data (from AB to BA) (use this for big to little endian conversion and vice versa) -S segment_file_size the segment file size in bytes (default is 1.4 GiB) (minimum is 1.0 MiB, maximum is 7.9 EiB for encase6 and encase7 format and 1.9 GiB for other formats) -t target the target file (without extension) to write to (default is image) -T toc_file specify the file containing the table of contents (TOC) of an opti- cal disc. The TOC file must be in the CUE format. -u unattended mode (disables user interaction) -v verbose output to stderr -V print version -w zero sectors on read error (mimic EnCase like behavior) -x use the chunk data instead of the buffered read and write func- tions. -2 secondary_target the secondary target file (without extension) to write to ewfacquire will read from a file or device until it encounters a read er- ror. On read error it will retry the number of retries specified. If ewfacquire still is unable to read and, if specified, it will zero (wipe) the the remainder of the number of sectors specified as error granularity. If ewfacquire should mimic EnCase it will zero all of sectors specified as error granularity. Empty block compression detects blocks of sectors with entirely the same byte data and compresses them using the default compression level. The encase6 and encase7 format allows for segment files greater than 2 GiB (2147483648 bytes). ENVIRONMENT None FILES None EXAMPLES ewfacquire can either image devices, (split) RAW image file(s) or optical disc (split) RAW image files. ewfacquire will try to detect device infor- mation, but results may vary per platform. In attended mode (default) ewfacquire will ask for the information it requires. To image a floppy: # ewfacquire /dev/fd0 ewfacquire 20120805 Device information: Bus type: Vendor: Y-E DATA Model: USB-FDU Serial: Storage media information: Type: Device Media size: 1.4 MB (1474560 bytes) Bytes per sector: 512 Information about acquiry required, please provide the necessary input Image path and filename without extension: floppy Case number: 1 Description: Floppy Evidence number: 1.1 Examiner name: John D. Notes: Just a floppy in my system Media type (fixed, removable, optical, memory) [fixed]: removable Media characteristics (logical, physical) [logical]: Use EWF file format (smart, ftk, encase1, encase2, encase3, encase4, encase5, encase6, encase7, linen5, linen6, linen7, ewfx) [encase6]: encase5 Compression method (deflate) [deflate]: Compression level (none, empty-block, fast, best) [none]: Start to acquire at offset (0 <= value <= 1474560) [0]: The number of bytes to acquire (0 <= value <= 1474560) [1474560]: Evidence segment file size in bytes (1.0 MiB <= value <= 1.9 GiB) [1.4 GiB]: The number of bytes per sector (1 <= value <= 4294967295) [512]: The number of sectors to read at once (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768) [64]: The number of sectors to be used as error granularity (1 <= value <= 64) [64]: The number of retries when a read error occurs (0 <= value <= 255) [2]: Zero sectors on read error (mimic EnCase like behavior) (yes, no) [no]: The following information was provided: Image path and filename: floppy.E01 Case number: 1 Description: Floppy Evidence number: 1.1 Examiner name: John D. Notes: Just a floppy in my system Media type: removable Is physical: no EWF file format: Encase 5 (.E01) Compression method: deflate Compression level: none Acquiry start offset: 0 Number of bytes to acquire: 1.4 MiB (1474560 bytes) Evidence segment file size: 1.4 GiB (1572864000 bytes) Bytes per sector: 512 Block size: 64 sectors Error granularity: 64 sectors Retries on read error: 2 Zero sectors on read error: no Continue acquiry with these values (yes, no) [yes]: Acquiry started at: Sun Aug 5 11:32:41 2012 This could take a while. Status: at 2%. acquired 32 kB (32768 bytes) of total 1.4 MiB (1474560 bytes). ... Status: at 100%. acquired 1.4 MiB (1474560 bytes) of total 1.4 MiB (1474560 bytes). completion in 1 second(s) with 1 MiB/s (1474560 bytes/second). Acquiry completed at: Sun Aug 5 11:32:42 2012 Written: 1.4 MiB (1474560 bytes) in 1 second(s) with 1 MiB/s (1474560 bytes/second). MD5 hash calculated over data: ae1ce8f5ac079d3ee93f97fe3792bda3 To convert a split RAW image into an EWF image: # ewfacquire usb256.raw.0?? ewfacquire 20120805 Storage media information: Type: RAW image Media size: 262 MB (262144000 bytes) Bytes per sector: 512 ... To convert an optical disc RAW image with a table of contents file into an EWF image: # ewfacquire -T cdrom.cue cdrom.iso ewfacquire 20120805 Storage media information: Type: Optical disc RAW image Media size: 42 MB (42885120 bytes) Bytes per sector: 2048 Sessions: total number: 2 at sector(s): 0 - 20619 number: 20620 at sector(s): 20620 - 20939 number: 320 ... DIAGNOSTICS Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output -v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation. BUGS Please report bugs of any kind on the project issue tracker: https://github.com/libyal/libewf-legacy/issues AUTHOR These man pages were written by Kees Mastwijk. Alterations for distribution have been made by Joachim Metz. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2006-2014, Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SEE ALSO ewfacquirestream(1), ewfexport(1), ewfinfo(1), ewfmount(1), ewfrecover(1), ewfverify(1) libewf January 14, 2023 ewfacquire()
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