DDRU_NTFSBITMAP(1)

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💾 ddru_ntfsbitmap — the NTFS bitmap bestie 💅

okay so you found the ddru_ntfsbitmap(1) page, section 1, User Commands, and honestly? iconic choice. let's get into it. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ddru_ntfsbitmap — reads the bitmap file from a NTFS partition. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

ddru_ntfsbitmap [options] <source_disk> <output_logfile>

two positional besties, a whole pile of options. we move. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so ddru_ntfsbitmap is part of the ddrutility tool set, and what it does is read the bitmap file from a NTFS partition and then create a domain logfile that you can use with GNU ddrescue. why do we care? because of this: so that only the used portion of the partition is recovered. no wasting your time rescuing empty space, periodt. 👑

💖 OPTIONS 💖

okay bestie, here's the full lineup, every single one, no skips:

  • -v, --version — show the version and dip out. bye. 👋
  • -h, --help — show the help and exit. your little map. 🗺️
  • -D, --debug — turn on debugging, and it creates a debug file. 🐛
  • -V, --verbose — show additional information, for the girlies who want the tea. ☕
  • -g, --mingap <clusters> — minimum gap size for unused space. the default is 0. 📏
  • -i, --inputoffset <bytes> — set the input offset, aka the partition offset. 📍
  • -o, --options <"options"> — options to pass to ddrescue. use quotes! literally use quotes, they're required. 🙈
  • -m, --mftdomain <file> — create an additional domain file for the MFT. bonus file, bonus content. 🎁
  • -r, --restart — delete all output files and start over. scorched earth, we love a fresh start. 🔥

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

found a bug? first of all, my condolences. report it to:

maximus57@hotmail.com

or, honestly better yet, report bugs at the project home page, because that's the move:

Ddrutility homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ddrutility/

Copyright © 2015 Scott Dwyer. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

this is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. and listen, there is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. read that again. no cap. 💀

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

the full documentation for ddru_ntfsbitmap is maintained as a Texinfo manual. if the info and ddru_ntfsbitmap programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info ddrutility

should give you access to the complete manual. slay. 📚

k that's the whole page bestie, you're fully caught up. this was ddru_ntfsbitmap version 1.5, dated 20150111, from November 2016, brought to you by the DDRU_NTFSBITMAP(1) manual. go rescue something responsibly. 💖✨🎀

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