TSK_COMPAREDIR(1)					      General Commands Manual						 TSK_COMPAREDIR(1)

NAME

       tsk_comparedir - compare the contents of a directory with the contents of an image or local device.

SYNOPSIS

       tsk_comparedir [-vV] [-n start_inum ][ -i imgtype ][ -b dev_sector_size ][-o sector_offset ] image comparison_directory

DESCRIPTION

       tsk_comparedir  compares the contents of image to the contents of comparison_directory.	This can be useful for detecting rootkits and when
       testing.  Rootkits can be detected by comparing the contents of a local directory and a local raw device.   The	rootkits  typically  don't
       hide data when it is read directly from the raw device.

       The arguments are as follows:

       -o sector_offset
	      Sector offset for a partition in the image or device to compare with.

       -n start_inum
	      Starting inum for a directory in the image to start the comparison at.

       -v     verbose output to stderr

       -V     Print version

       -i imgtype
	      The format of the image file (use '-i list' for supported types) If not given, autodetection methods are used.

       -b dev_sector_size
	      The size (in bytes) of the device sectors If not given, autodetection methods are used.

EXAMPLES

       To compare the directories in image.dd to those in directory:

	    # tsk_comparedir ./image.dd ./directory

AUTHOR

       Brian Carrier <carrier at sleuthkit dot org>

       Send documentation updates to <doc-updates at sleuthkit dot org>

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