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Version 2.09 Man Page
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==icat==
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Version 2.09<br />
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This software is distributed under the IBM Public License found on the [[Licenses]] page.
  
NAME
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===Purpose===
      icat - copy files by inode number
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Opens the named image(s) and copies the file  with  the  specified inode number to standard output.
  
SYNOPSIS
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===Usage===
      icat [-hrsvV]  [-f  fstype] [-i imgtype] [-o imgoffset] image [images]
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  icat [-hrsvV]  [-f  fstype] [-i imgtype] [-o imgoffset] image [images] inode
      inode
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DESCRIPTION
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===Options===
      icat opens the named image(s) and copies the file  with  the  specified
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      inode number to standard output.
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      Arguments:
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
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!Switch
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!Purpose
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|-
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| -f fstype || Specifies the file system type.  Use the -? argument to view all supported types.  If not given, the default type for the platform is used.
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|-
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| -h || Skip over holes in sparse files, so that absolute address information is lost. This option saves space when copying sparse files.
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|-
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| -r || Use file recovery techniques if the file is deleted.
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|-
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| -s || Include the slack space in the output.
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|-
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| -i imgtype || Identify  the  type of image file, such as raw or split.  Raw is the default.
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|-
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| -o imgoffset || The sector offset where the file system starts in the image. Non-512 byte sectors can be specified using ’@’ (32@2048).
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|-
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| -v || Enable verbose mode, output to stderr.
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|-
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| -V || Display version
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|-
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| image [images] || One  (or more if split) disk or partition images whose format is given with ’-i’.
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|-
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| inode || Inode number. icat concatenates the contents of all specified files.
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|}
  
      -f fstype
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===Example===
              Specifies the file system type.  Use the -? argument to view all
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'''No examples available.'''
              supported types.  If not given, the default type for  the  plat-
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              form is used.
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      -h    Skip over holes in sparse files, so that absolute address infor-
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===History===
              mation is lost. This option  saves  space  when  copying  sparse
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First appeared in The Coroners Toolkit (TCT) 1.0 and is now in The Sleuth Kit.
              files.
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      -r    Use file recovery techniques if the file is deleted.
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===Author===
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Wietse Venema
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IBM T.J. Watson Research
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P.O. Box 704
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Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
  
      -s    Include the slack space in the output.
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This version is maintained by Brian Carrier (carrier@sleuthkit.org).
 
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      -i imgtype
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              Identify  the  type of image file, such as raw or split.  Raw is
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              the default.
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      -o imgoffset
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              The sector offset where the file system  starts  in  the  image.
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              Non-512 byte sectors can be specified using ’@’ (32@2048).
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      -v    Enable verbose mode, output to stderr.
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      -V    Display version
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      image [images]
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              One  (or more if split) disk or partition images whose format is
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              given with ’-i’.
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      inode  Inode number. icat concatenates the contents  of  all  specified
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              files.
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LICENSE
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      This software is distributed under the IBM Public License.
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HISTORY
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      First appeared in The Coroners Toolkit (TCT) 1.0 and is now in The
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      Sleuth Kit.
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AUTHOR(S)
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      Wietse Venema
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      IBM T.J. Watson Research
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      P.O. Box 704
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      Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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      This version is maintained by Brian Carrier (carrier@sleuthkit.org).
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Revision as of 14:06, 17 November 2007

icat

Version 2.09
This software is distributed under the IBM Public License found on the Licenses page.

Purpose

Opens the named image(s) and copies the file with the specified inode number to standard output.

Usage

icat [-hrsvV]  [-f  fstype] [-i imgtype] [-o imgoffset] image [images] inode

Options

Switch Purpose
-f fstype Specifies the file system type. Use the -? argument to view all supported types. If not given, the default type for the platform is used.
-h Skip over holes in sparse files, so that absolute address information is lost. This option saves space when copying sparse files.
-r Use file recovery techniques if the file is deleted.
-s Include the slack space in the output.
-i imgtype Identify the type of image file, such as raw or split. Raw is the default.
-o imgoffset The sector offset where the file system starts in the image. Non-512 byte sectors can be specified using ’@’ (32@2048).
-v Enable verbose mode, output to stderr.
-V Display version
image [images] One (or more if split) disk or partition images whose format is given with ’-i’.
inode Inode number. icat concatenates the contents of all specified files.

Example

No examples available.

History

First appeared in The Coroners Toolkit (TCT) 1.0 and is now in The Sleuth Kit.

Author

Wietse Venema IBM T.J. Watson Research P.O. Box 704 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA

This version is maintained by Brian Carrier (carrier@sleuthkit.org).