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tsk_comparedir(1)                                            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 ] [ -f fstype ] [ -i imgtype ] [ -b
       dev_sector_size ] [ -o sector_offset ] image [images] comparison_direc-
       tory


DESCRIPTION

       tsk_comparedir compares the contents of image to the contents  of  com-
       parison_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 compari-
              son at.

       -v     verbose output to stderr

       -V     Print version

       -f fstype
              Specify the file system type.  Use '-f list' to  list  the  sup-
              ported  file  system types.  If not given, autodetection methods
              are used.

       -i imgtype
              The format of the image file, such as raw.   Use  '-i  list'  to
              list  the  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.

       image [images]
              The  disk or partition image to read, whose format is given with
              '-i'.  Multiple image file names can be given if  the  image  is
              split  into multiple segments.  If only one image file is given,
              and its name is the first in a sequence (e.g., as  indicated  by
              ending  in  '.001'),  subsequent image segments will be included
              automatically.



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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