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NAME
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==mactime==
      mactime - Create an ASCII time line of file activity
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SYNOPSIS
 
      mactime  [-b body ] [-g group file ] [-p password file ] [-i (day|hour)
 
      index file ] [-dhmVy] [-z TIME_ZONE ] [DATE_RANGE]
 
  
DESCRIPTION
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===Purpose===
      mactime creates an ASCII time line of file activity based on the body
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Creates an ASCII time line of file activity based on the body file specified by ’-b’ or from STDIN.  The time line is written to STDOUT.  The body file must be in the time machine format that is created by ''unknown missing text''.
      file specified by ’-b’ or from STDIN.  The time line is written to STD-
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      OUT.  The body file must be in the time machine format that is created
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      by
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      The options are as follows:
 
  
      -b body
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===Usage===
              Specify the location of a body file.  This file must be gener-
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  mactime [-b body ] [-g group file ] [-p password file ] [-i (day|hour) index file ] [-dhmVy] [-z TIME_ZONE ] [DATE_RANGE]
              ated by a tool such as ’fls -m’ or ’ils -m’.  The  ’mac-robber’
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              and  ’grave-robber’ tools can also be used to generate the file.
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      -g group file
 
              Specify the location of the group file.  mactime  will  display
 
              the group name instead of the GID if this is given.
 
  
      -p password file
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===Options===
              Specify  the  location of the passwd file.  mactime will display
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              the user name instead of the UID of this is given.
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      -i day|hour index file
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              Specify the location of an index file to write to.   The first
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!Switch
              argument specifies the granularity, either an hourly summary or
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!Purpose
              daily. If the import into a spread sheet.
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| -b body || Specify the location of a body file. This file must be generated by a tool such as ’fls -m’ or ’ils -m’. The ’mac-robber’ and ’grave-robber’ tools can also be used to generate the file.
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| -g group file || Specify the location of the group file. mactime will display the group name instead of the GID if this is given.
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| -p password file || Specify the location of the passwd file. mactime will display the user name instead of the UID of this is given.
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| -i day|hour index file ||  Specify the location of an index file to write to. The first argument specifies the granularity, either an hourly summary or daily. If the import into a spread sheet.
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| -d || Display timeline and index files in comma delimited format.  This is used to import the data into a spread sheet for presentations or graphs.
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| -h || Display header info about the session including time range, input source, and passwd or group files.
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| -V || Display version to STDOUT.
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| -m || The month is given as a number instead of name.
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| -y || The date range is given with the year first.
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| -z TIME_ZONE ||  The timezone from where the data was collected. The name of this argument is system dependent (examples include EST5EDT, GMT+1).
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| DATE_RANGE || The range of dates to make the time line for. The standard format is 01/01/2002 for a starting date and no ending date. For an ending date, use 01/01/2002-02/01/2002.
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      -d    Display timeline and index  files  in  comma  delimited  format.
 
              This  is used to import the data into a spread sheet for presen-
 
              tations or graphs.
 
  
      -h    Display header info about  the  session  including  time  range,
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===Example===
              input source, and passwd or group files.
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''No example provided.''
  
      -V    Display version to STDOUT.
 
  
      -m    The month is given as a number instead of name.
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===License===
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The changes from mactime in TCT and mac-daddy are distributed under the Common Public License, found on the [[Licenses]] page.
  
      -y    The date range is given with the year first.
 
  
      -z TIME_ZONE
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===History===
              The timezone  from  where  the data was collected.  The name of
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A version of mactime first appeared in The Coroner’s Toolkit (TCT) (Dan Farmer) and later mac-daddy (Rob Lee).
              this argument is system  dependent  (examples  include  EST5EDT,
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              GMT+1).
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      DATE_RANGE
 
              The range of dates to make the time line for.  The standard for-
 
              mat is 01/01/2002 for a starting date and no ending  date.  For
 
              an ending date, use 01/01/2002-02/01/2002.
 
  
LICENSE
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===Author===
      The changes from mactime in TCT and mac-daddy are distributed under the
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Brian Carrier <carrier@sleuthkit.org>
      Common Public License, found in the cpl1.0.txt file in the  The  Sleuth
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      Kit licenses directory.
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HISTORY
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      A version of mactime first appeared in The Coroner’s Toolkit (TCT) (Dan
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      Farmer) and later mac-daddy (Rob Lee).
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AUTHOR
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      Brian Carrier <carrier@sleuthkit.org>
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Revision as of 10:14, 18 November 2007

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mactime

Version 2.09


Purpose

Creates an ASCII time line of file activity based on the body file specified by ’-b’ or from STDIN. The time line is written to STDOUT. The body file must be in the time machine format that is created by unknown missing text.


Usage

mactime  [-b body ] [-g group file ] [-p password file ] [-i (day|hour) index file ] [-dhmVy] [-z TIME_ZONE ] [DATE_RANGE]


Options

Switch Purpose
-b body Specify the location of a body file. This file must be generated by a tool such as ’fls -m’ or ’ils -m’. The ’mac-robber’ and ’grave-robber’ tools can also be used to generate the file.
-g group file Specify the location of the group file. mactime will display the group name instead of the GID if this is given.
-p password file Specify the location of the passwd file. mactime will display the user name instead of the UID of this is given.
hour index file Specify the location of an index file to write to. The first argument specifies the granularity, either an hourly summary or daily. If the import into a spread sheet.
-d Display timeline and index files in comma delimited format. This is used to import the data into a spread sheet for presentations or graphs.
-h Display header info about the session including time range, input source, and passwd or group files.
-V Display version to STDOUT.
-m The month is given as a number instead of name.
-y The date range is given with the year first.
-z TIME_ZONE The timezone from where the data was collected. The name of this argument is system dependent (examples include EST5EDT, GMT+1).
DATE_RANGE The range of dates to make the time line for. The standard format is 01/01/2002 for a starting date and no ending date. For an ending date, use 01/01/2002-02/01/2002.


Example

No example provided.


License

The changes from mactime in TCT and mac-daddy are distributed under the Common Public License, found on the Licenses page.


History

A version of mactime first appeared in The Coroner’s Toolkit (TCT) (Dan Farmer) and later mac-daddy (Rob Lee).


Author

Brian Carrier <carrier@sleuthkit.org>