.\" -*- nroff -*-
.\" Copyright (c) 2003 Richard Russon. All Rights Reserved.
.\" This file may be copied under the terms of the GNU Public License.
.\"
.TH NTFSCAT 8 "October 2003" "ntfsprogs version @VERSION@"
.SH NAME
ntfscat \- concatenate files and print them on the standard output
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ntfscat
[
.I options
]
.B device file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B ntfscat
will read a file from an NTFS volume and display the contents on the standard output.
.PP
The case of the filename passed to
.B ntfscat
is ignored.
.SH OPTIONS
Below is a summary of all the options that
.B ntfscat
accepts.  All options have two equivalent names.  The short name is preceded by
.BR \-
and the long name is preceded by
.BR \-\- .
Any single letter options, that don't take an argument, can be combined into a
single command, e.g.
.BR \-fv
is equivalent to
.BR "\-f \-v" .
Long named options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix of their name.
.TP
.B \-f
.br
.ns
.TP
.B \-\-force
This will override some sensible defaults, such as not working with a mounted
volume.  Use this option with caution.
.TP
.B \-h
.br
.ns
.TP
.B \-\-help
Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.
.TP
.B \-q
.br
.ns
.TP
.B \-\-quiet
Suppress some debug/warning/error messages.
.TP
.B \-V
.br
.ns
.TP
.B \-\-version
Show the version number, copyright and license
.BR ntfscat .
.TP
.B \-v
.br
.ns
.TP
.B \-\-vebose
Display more debug/warning/error messages.
.SH EXAMPLES
Display the contents of a file in the root of an NTFS volume.
.RS
.sp
.B ntfscat /dev/hda1 boot.ini
.sp
.RE
Display the contents of a file in a subdirectory of an NTFS volume.
.RS
.sp
.B ntfscat /dev/hda1 /winnt/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
.SH BUGS
.B ntfscat
was written in a short time, to get something "out there".  It needs a lot more work.
If you find any bugs, please send an email to
.nh
<linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sourceforge.net>
.hy
.SH AUTHOR
.B ntfscat
was written by Richard Russon (FlatCap)
.SH AVAILABILITY
.B ntfscat
is part of the ntfsprogs package and is available from
.br
.nh
http://linux\-ntfs.sourceforge.net/downloads.html
.hy
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ntfsls (8),
.BR ntfsprogs (8)