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dumpexfat(8)

dumpexfat8

Dump exfat file system

Usage

dumpexfat [-s] [-u] [-f file] [-V] device

Overview

dumpexfat dumps details about exFAT file system including low-level info. All sizes are in bytes.

Options

Command line options available:

-s

Dump only info from super block. May be useful for heavily corrupted file systems.

-u

Dump ranges of used sectors starting from 0 and separated with spaces. May be useful for backup tools.

-f file

Print out a list of fragments that compose the given file. Each fragment is printed on its own line, as the start offset (in bytes) into the file system, and the length (in bytes).

-V

Print version and copyright.

Exit status

Zero is returned on success. Any other code means an error.

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye) to Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)
  • Debian 8 (Jessie)
  • Debian 7 (Wheezy)

-V since Debian 8 (Jessie); -f since Debian 9 (Stretch).

-v until Debian 7 (Wheezy).

Author

Andrew Nayenko

From exfat-utils 1.4.0-4 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.