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NAME

       ifind  -  Find  the meta-data structure that has allocated a given disk
       unit or file name.

SYNOPSIS

       ifind [-avVl] [-f fstype] [-d data_unit] [-n file] [-p  par_inode]  [-z
       ZONE] [-i imgtype] [-o imgoffset] [-b dev_sector_size] image [images]

DESCRIPTION

       ifind finds the meta-data structure that has data_unit allocated a data
       unit or has a given file name.  In some cases any of the structures can
       be unallocated and this will still find the results.

ARGUMENTS

       There  are  several  required  and  optional arguments.  The image file
       names must be specified each time:

       image [images]
              One (or more if split) disk or partition images whose format  is
              given with ’-i’..PP

              You  must  also specify what you are looking for and include one
              of the following:

       -d data_unit
              Finds the meta data structure that has allocated  a  given  data
              unit (block, cluster, etc.)

       -n file
              Finds  the  meta  data structure that is pointed to by the given
              file name.

       -p par_inode
              Finds the unallocated MFT entries in an NTFS image that have the
              given inode as the parent.  Can be used with ’-l and -z’.

       There are also several optional arguments:

       -a     Find  all  meta-data  structures (only works when looking with a
              data_unit).

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

       -l     List the details of each file found with ’-p’, like ’fls -l’.

       -i imgtype
              Identify the type of image file, such as raw or split.  Use  ’-i
              list’  to list the supported types.  If not given, autodetection
              methods are used.

       -o imgoffset
              The sector offset where the file system starts in the image.

       -b dev_sector_size
              The size, in bytes, of the underlying device  sectors.   If  not
              given,  the  value in the image format is used (if it exists) or
              512-bytes is assumed.

       -v     Verbose output to stderr.

       -V     Display version.

       -z ZONE
              If ’-p -l’ were given,  this  will  set  the  timezone  for  the
              correct times.

EXAMPLES

       # ifind -f fat -d 456 fat-img.dd

       # ifind -f linux-ext2 -n "/etc/" linux-img.dd

       # ifind -f ntfs -p 5 -l -z EST5EDT ntfs-img.dd

AUTHOR

       Brian Carrier <carrier at sleuthkit dot org>

       Send documentation updates to <doc-updates at sleuthkit dot org>