NAME
ncheck_ffs, ncheck – generate names from inode-numbers
SYNOPSIS
ncheck_ffs [-ams] [-f format] [-i number ...] filesystem
DESCRIPTION
ncheck_ffs generates a list of filenames and inode numbers for the given file system. Names of directories are followed by a ‘.’. ncheck_ffs may be invoked more simply as ncheck, with no change in behaviour.
The options are as follows:
- -a
-
Print the file names ‘.’ and ‘..’, which are ordinarily skipped.
- -f format
-
Use a custom output format when printing inode information. Characters from format are printed for each inode with the following escape sequences:
- \a
-
Print a ⟨bell⟩ character.
- \b
-
Print a ⟨backspace⟩ character.
- \e
-
Print an ⟨escape⟩ character.
- \f
-
Print a ⟨form-feed⟩ character.
- \I
-
Print the inode number.
- \n
-
Print a ⟨new-line⟩ character.
- \P
-
Print the pathname to the file using the current inode number.
- \r
-
Print a ⟨carriage return⟩ character.
- \t
-
Print a ⟨tab⟩ character.
- \v
-
Print a ⟨vertical tab⟩ character.
- \'
-
Print a ⟨single quote⟩ character.
- \\
-
Print a backslash character.
- \0
-
Print a NUL character.
All other characters, when prefixed by a backslash, simply print the character following the backslash. The device name is not printed on the first line of output when the -f option is specified.
- -i number ...
-
Report only those files whose inode numbers are as listed.
- -m
-
Give more verbose information on inodes.
- -s
-
Report only special files and files with set-user-ID or set-group-ID set. This is meant to find hidden violations of security policies.
The report is not sorted.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
An ncheck command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX. The ncheck_ffs command was designed to be similar in functionality to the corresponding command in SunOS 4.1.3.
AUTHORS
Thorsten Lockert ⟨[email protected]⟩