ntfs-3g.probe
Probe an NTFS volume mountability
see also :
ntfs-3g
Synopsis
ntfs-3g.probe
<--readonly|--readwrite>
volume
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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[:at:]lists.sf[:dot:]net address.
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
authors
ntfs-3g.probe
was written by Szabolcs Szakacsits.