{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "NTFSLS",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/NTFSLS/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-03T01:24:00Z",
    "synopsis": "ntfsls [options] device\nntfsls [ -a | --all ] [ -F | --classify ] [ -f | --force ] [ -h | --help ] [ -i | --inode ] [",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ntfsls - list directory contents on an NTFS filesystem\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ntfsls [options] device\n\nntfsls [ -a | --all ] [ -F | --classify ] [ -f | --force ] [ -h | --help ] [ -i | --inode ] [",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-l --long -p --path -q --quiet -s --system -V --version -v",
                    "content": "| --verbose ] [ -x | --dos ] device\n",
                    "flag": "-v",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "ntfsls is used to list information about the files specified by the PATH option (the root di‐\nrectory by default).  DEVICE is the special file corresponding to the device (e.g  /dev/hdXX)\nor an NTFS image file.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "Below  is  a  summary  of  all  the options that ntfsls accepts.  Nearly all options have two\nequivalent names.  The short name is preceded by - and the long name is preceded by --.   Any\nsingle  letter  options,  that don't take an argument, can be combined into a single command,\ne.g.  -fv is equivalent to -f -v.  Long named options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix\nof their name.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-a --all",
                    "content": "Display  all files.  If this option is not specified file names in the POSIX namespace\nwill not be displayed.\n",
                    "flag": "-a",
                    "long": "--all"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-F --classify",
                    "content": "Append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries.\n",
                    "flag": "-F",
                    "long": "--classify"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f --force",
                    "content": "Force execution.  For example necessary to run on an NTFS partition stored in a normal\nfile.\n",
                    "flag": "-f",
                    "long": "--force"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "Print the usage information of ntfsls and exit.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-i --inode",
                    "content": "Print  inode  number of each file.  This is the MFT reference number in NTFS terminol‐\nogy.\n",
                    "flag": "-i",
                    "long": "--inode"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-l --long",
                    "content": "Use a long listing format.\n",
                    "flag": "-l",
                    "long": "--long"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-p --path",
                    "content": "The directory whose contents to list or the file (including the path) about  which  to\ndisplay information.\n",
                    "flag": "-p",
                    "long": "--path"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-q --quiet",
                    "content": "Suppress some debug/warning/error messages.\n",
                    "flag": "-q",
                    "long": "--quiet"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-R --recursive",
                    "content": "Show the contents of all directories beneath the specified directory.\n",
                    "flag": "-R",
                    "long": "--recursive"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-s --system",
                    "content": "Unless  this  options  is  specified, all files beginning with a dollar sign character\nwill not be listed as these files are usually system files.\n",
                    "flag": "-s",
                    "long": "--system"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-v --verbose",
                    "content": "Display more debug/warning/error messages.\n",
                    "flag": "-v",
                    "long": "--verbose"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V --version",
                    "content": "Print the version number of ntfsls and exit.\n",
                    "flag": "-V",
                    "long": "--version"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-x --dos",
                    "content": "Display short file names, i.e. files in the DOS namespace, instead of long file names,\ni.e. files in the WIN32 namespace.\n",
                    "flag": "-x",
                    "long": "--dos"
                }
            ]
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "There  are  no known problems with ntfsls.  If you find a bug please send an email describing\nthe problem to the development team:\nntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "This version of ntfsls was written by Lode Leroy, Anton Altaparmakov, Richard Russon, Carmelo\nKintana and Giang Nguyen.  It was ported to ntfs-3g by Erik Larsson.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AVAILABILITY": {
            "content": "ntfsls is part of the ntfs-3g package and is available from:\nhttps://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ntfsprogs(8)\n\n\n\nntfs-3g 2021.8.22                           November 2005                                  NTFSLS(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ntfsls - list directory contents on an NTFS filesystem",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-a",
            "long": "--all",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display all files. If this option is not specified file names in the POSIX namespace will not be displayed."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-F",
            "long": "--classify",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-f",
            "long": "--force",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Force execution. For example necessary to run on an NTFS partition stored in a normal file."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Print the usage information of ntfsls and exit."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-i",
            "long": "--inode",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Print inode number of each file. This is the MFT reference number in NTFS terminol‐ ogy."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-l",
            "long": "--long",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Use a long listing format."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-p",
            "long": "--path",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "The directory whose contents to list or the file (including the path) about which to display information."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-q",
            "long": "--quiet",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Suppress some debug/warning/error messages."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-R",
            "long": "--recursive",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show the contents of all directories beneath the specified directory."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-s",
            "long": "--system",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Unless this options is specified, all files beginning with a dollar sign character will not be listed as these files are usually system files."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-v",
            "long": "--verbose",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display more debug/warning/error messages."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Print the version number of ntfsls and exit."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-x",
            "long": "--dos",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display short file names, i.e. files in the DOS namespace, instead of long file names, i.e. files in the WIN32 namespace."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ntfsprogs",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfsprogs/8/json"
        }
    ]
}