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disk_stat - Show the details of a disk - LINUX ONLY
disk_stat
[-V] hd_device
disk_stat works in only Linux and uses ATA commands
to query a harddisk. The important information that it currently gives
is the actual number of sectors and if there is a Host Protected Area (HPA)
on the disk.
- -V
- Display version
- hd_device
- The device corresponding
to the hard disk. Typically it is /dev/hdX.
disk_stat /dev/hdd
disk_stat first appeared in The Sleuth Kit v1.73.
It is based on
code from http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/setmax.c
disk_stat works
only in Linux and does not support large disks. It will also not work on
ATA disks connected with USB or Firewire.
Brian Carrier <carrier at
sleuthkit dot org>
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