Linux "ntfs-3g.probe" Command Line Options and Examples

Probe an NTFS volume mountability

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

Usage:

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

Command Line Options:

-r

Test if the volume can be mounted read-only.


                            ntfs-3g.probe -r ...

-w

Test if the volume can be mounted read-write.


                            ntfs-3g.probe -w ...

-h

Display help and exit.EXAMPLETest if /dev/sda1 can be mounted read-write:ntfs-3g.probe --readwrite /dev/sda1EXIT CODESThe 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 ISSUESPlease seehttp://tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-faq/for common questions and known issues. If you think you have found an undocumented problem in the latestrelease of the software then please send an email describing it in detail. You can contact the developmentteam on the ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net address.AUTHORSntfs-3g.probe was written by Szabolcs Szakacsits.THANKSAlon Bar-Lev has integrated the utility into the NTFS-3G build process and tested it with Erik Larsson beforethe public release.


                            ntfs-3g.probe -h ...