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ifind - Find the meta-data structure that has allocated a given disk
unit or file name.
ifind [-avVl] [-f fstype] [-d data_unit] [-n file]
[-p par_inode] [-z ZONE] [-i imgtype] [-o imgoffset] [-b dev_sector_size] image
[images]
ifind finds the meta-data structure that has data_unit
allocated a data unit or has a given file name. In some cases any of the
structures can be unallocated and this will still find the results.
There
are several required and optional arguments. The image file names must
be specified each time:
- image [images]
- One (or more if split) disk or partition
images whose format is given with ’-i’..PP
You must also specify what you are
looking for and include one of the following:
- -d data_unit
- Finds the meta
data structure that has allocated a given data unit (block, cluster, etc.)
- -n file
- Finds the meta data structure that is pointed to by the given file
name.
- -p par_inode
- Finds the unallocated MFT entries in an NTFS image that
have the given inode as the parent. Can be used with ’-l and -z’.
There are
also several optional arguments:
- -a
- Find all meta-data structures (only works
when looking with a data_unit).
- -f fstype
- Specify the file system type. Use
’-f list’ to list the supported file system types. If not given, autodetection
methods are used.
- -l
- List the details of each file found with ’-p’, like ’fls
-l’.
- -i imgtype
- Identify the type of image file, such as raw or split. Use ’-i
list’ to list the supported types. If not given, autodetection methods are
used.
- -o imgoffset
- The sector offset where the file system starts in the image.
- -b dev_sector_size
- The size, in bytes, of the underlying device sectors.
If not given, the value in the image format is used (if it exists) or
512-bytes is assumed.
- -v
- Verbose output to stderr.
- -V
- Display version.
- -z ZONE
- If
’-p -l’ were given, this will set the timezone for the correct times.
# ifind -f fat -d 456 fat-img.dd
# ifind -f linux-ext2 -n "/etc/" linux-img.dd
# ifind -f ntfs -p 5 -l -z EST5EDT ntfs-img.dd
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