ntfsls - list directory contents on an NTFS filesystem

ntfsls [ -a | --all ] [ -F | --classify ] [ -f | --force ] [ -h | -? | --help ] [ -i | --inode ] [ -l | --long ] [ -p | --path PATH ] [ -q | --quiet ] [ -s | --system ] [ -V | --version ] [ -v | --verbose ] [ -x | --dos ] -d | --device DEVICE

ntfsls is used to list information about the files specified by the PATH option (the root directory by default). DEVICE is the special file corresponding to the device (e.g /dev/hdXX).

-a, --all

Display all files. If this option is not specified file names in the POSIX namespace will not be displayed.

-F, --classify

Append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries.

-f, --force

Force execution. For example necessary to run on an NTFS partition stored in a normal file.

-h, -?, --help

Print the usage information of ntfsls and exit.

-i, --inode

Print inode number of each file. This is the MFT reference number in NTFS terminology.

-l, --long

Use a long listing format.

-p, --path

The directory whose contents to list or the file (including the path) about which to display information.

-q, --quiet

Suppress some debug/warning/error messages.

-s, --system

Unless this options is specified, all files beginning with a dollar sign character will not be listed as these files are usually system files.

-V, --version

Print the version number of ntfsls and exit.

-v, --verbose

Display more debug/warning/error messages.

-x, --dos

Display short file names, i.e. files in the DOS namespace, instead of long file names, i.e. files in the WIN32 namespace.

-d, --device DEVICE

The special file corresponding to the device that contains the NTFS partition to read. If you want to use an image of an NTFS partition stored on a normal file, you will also need to specify the -f or --force options.

We are not aware of any bugs. If you find a bug, please report it to <linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sourceforge.net>. Thank you.

This version of ntfsls has been written by Lode Leroy <lode_leroy@hotmail.com> and enhanced by Anton Altaparmakov <aia21@cantab.net>. This man page has been written by Anton Altaparmakov.

ntfsls is part of the ntfsprogs package and is available for download from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13956 in source (tar ball and rpm) and pre-compiled binary (i386 rpm and deb) form.

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