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:
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:
http://www.tuxera.com/community/

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

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