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
              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:
       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)