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NTFSCAT(8)		    System Manager's Manual		    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  de-
	      fault, 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:
       ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net

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:
       https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/

SEE ALSO
       Read libntfs(8) for details how to access encrypted files.

       libntfs(8), ntfsls(8), ntfsprogs(8)

ntfs-3g	2022.10.3		September 2007			    NTFSCAT(8)

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