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ntfs-3g.probe

NTFS-3G.PROBE(8)                                              System Manager's Manual                                             NTFS-3G.PROBE(8)

NAME

       ntfs-3g.probe - Probe an NTFS volume mountability

SYNOPSIS

       ntfs-3g.probe <--readonly|--readwrite> volume

DESCRIPTION

       The  ntfs-3g.probe  utility  tests a volume if it's NTFS mountable read-only or read-write, and exits with a status value accordingly.  The
       volume can be a block device or image file.

OPTIONS

       Below is a summary of the options that ntfs-3g.probe accepts.

       -r, --readonly
              Test if the volume can be mounted read-only.

       -w, --readwrite
              Test if the volume can be mounted read-write.

       -h, --help
              Display help and exit.

EXAMPLE

       Test if /dev/sda1 can be mounted read-write:

              ntfs-3g.probe --readwrite /dev/sda1

EXIT CODES

       The exit codes are as follows:

       0      Volume is mountable.

       11     Syntax error, command line parsing failed.

       12     The volume doesn't have a valid NTFS.

       13     Inconsistent NTFS, hardware or device driver fault, or unsetup SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware.

       14     The NTFS partition is hibernated.

       15     The volume was not cleanly unmounted.

       16     The volume is already exclusively opened and in use by a kernel driver or software.

       17     Unsetup SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware.

       18     Unknown reason.

       19     Not enough privilege to mount.

       20     Out of memory.

       21     Unclassified FUSE error.

KNOWN ISSUES

       Please see

              http://tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-faq/

       for common questions and known issues.  If you think you have found an undocumented problem in the latest  release  of  the  software  then
       please send an email describing it in detail.  You can contact the development team on the ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net address.

AUTHORS

       ntfs-3g.probe was written by Szabolcs Szakacsits.

THANKS

       Alon Bar-Lev has integrated the utility into the NTFS-3G build process and tested it with Erik Larsson before the public release.

SEE ALSO

       ntfs-3g(8)

ntfs-3g.probe 2017.3.23                                            January 2008                                                   NTFS-3G.PROBE(8)