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TSK_COMPAREDIR(1)	    General Commands Manual	     TSK_COMPAREDIR(1)

NAME
       tsk_comparedir  - compare the contents of a directory with the contents
       of an image or local device.

SYNOPSIS
       tsk_comparedir [-vV] [-n	start_inum ] [ -f fstype ] [ -i	imgtype	] [ -b
       dev_sector_size ] [ -o sector_offset ] image [images] comparison_direc-
       tory

DESCRIPTION
       tsk_comparedir compares the contents of image to	the contents  of  com-
       parison_directory.   This can be	useful for detecting rootkits and when
       testing.	 Rootkits can be detected by comparing the contents of a local
       directory and a local raw device.  The rootkits	typically  don't  hide
       data when it is read directly from the raw device.

       The arguments are as follows:

       -o sector_offset
	      Sector  offset for a partition in	the image or device to compare
	      with.

       -n start_inum
	      Starting inum for	a directory in the image to start the compari-
	      son at.

       -v     verbose output to	stderr

       -V     Print version

       -f fstype
	      Specify the file system type.  Use '-f list' to  list  the  sup-
	      ported  file  system types.  If not given, autodetection methods
	      are used.

       -i imgtype
	      The format of the	image file, such as raw.   Use	'-i  list'  to
	      list  the	 supported types.  If not given, autodetection methods
	      are used.

       -b dev_sector_size
	      The size (in bytes) of the device	sectors.  If  not  given,  au-
	      todetection methods are used.

       image [images]
	      The  disk	or partition image to read, whose format is given with
	      '-i'.  Multiple image file names can be given if	the  image  is
	      split  into multiple segments.  If only one image	file is	given,
	      and its name is the first	in a sequence (e.g., as	 indicated  by
	      ending  in  '.001'),  subsequent image segments will be included
	      automatically.

EXAMPLES
       To compare the directories in image.dd to those in directory:

	    # tsk_comparedir ./image.dd	./directory

AUTHOR
       Brian Carrier <carrier at sleuthkit dot org>

       Send documentation updates to <doc-updates at sleuthkit dot org>

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