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ntfstools - several tools for doing neat things with NTFS partitions

Overview

ntfsprogs is a suite of NTFS utilities based around a shared library. The tools are available for free and come with full source code.

Tools

mkntfs

mkntfs(8) : Format a partition using NTFS.

ntfscat

ntfscat(8) : Dump a file’s contents to the standard output.

ntfsclone

ntfsclone(8) : Efficiently create/restore an image of an NTFS partition.

ntfscluster

ntfscluster(8) : Locate the owner of any given sector or cluster on an NTFS partition.

ntfsfix

ntfsfix(8) : Clear the LogFile of a partition to make Windows perform a thorough check next time it boots.

ntfsinfo

ntfsinfo(8) : Show some information about an NTFS partition or one of the files or directories within it.

ntfslabel

ntfslabel(8) : Show, or set, an NTFS partition’s volume label.

ntfsls

ntfsls(8) : List information about files in a directory residing on an NTFS partition.

ntfsresize

ntfsresize(8) : Resize an NTFS partition without losing data.

ntfsundelete

ntfsundelete(8) : Recover deleted files from an NTFS partition.

Authors

The tools have been written by Anton Altaparmakov, Richard Russon, Matthew Fanto, Szabolcs Szakacsits, and Lode Leroy.

Availability

The ntfsprogs can be downloaded from http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/downloads.html

These manual pages can be viewed online at http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/man/ntfsprogs.html

See Also

libntfs-gnomevfs(8)


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