Disk stat

disk_stat

Version 2.09

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Purpose

Show the details of a disk - LINUX ONLY
disk_stat works in only Linux and uses ATA commands to query a hard-disk. 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.

Usage

disk_stat [-V] hd_device

Options

Switch	Purpose
-V	Display version
hd_device	The device corresponding to the hard disk. Typically it is /dev/hdX.

Example

disk_stat /dev/hdd

History

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

Limitations

disk_stat works only in Linux and does not support large disks. It will not work on ATA disks connected with USB or Firewire.

Author

Brian Carrier <carrier@sleuthkit.org>