{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ntfs-3g.probe",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfs-3g.probe/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-07-05T13:30:06Z",
    "synopsis": "ntfs-3g.probe <--readonly|--readwrite> volume",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ntfs-3g.probe - Probe an NTFS volume mountability\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ntfs-3g.probe <--readonly|--readwrite> volume\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The  ntfs-3g.probe utility tests a volume if it's NTFS mountable read-only or read-write, and\nexits with a status value accordingly.  The volume can be a block device or image file.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "Below is a summary of the options that ntfs-3g.probe accepts.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-r, --readonly",
                    "content": "Test if the volume can be mounted read-only.\n",
                    "flag": "-r",
                    "long": "--readonly"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-w, --readwrite",
                    "content": "Test if the volume can be mounted read-write.\n",
                    "flag": "-w",
                    "long": "--readwrite"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h, --help",
                    "content": "Display help and exit.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                }
            ]
        },
        "EXAMPLE": {
            "content": "Test if /dev/sda1 can be mounted read-write:\n\nntfs-3g.probe --readwrite /dev/sda1\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "EXIT CODES": {
            "content": "The exit codes are as follows:\n\n0      Volume is mountable.\n\n11     Syntax error, command line parsing failed.\n\n12     The volume doesn't have a valid NTFS.\n\n13     Inconsistent NTFS, hardware or device driver fault, or unsetup SoftRAID/FakeRAID hard‐\nware.\n\n14     The NTFS partition is hibernated.\n\n15     The volume was not cleanly unmounted.\n\n16     The volume is already exclusively opened and in use by a kernel driver or software.\n\n17     Unsetup SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware.\n\n18     Unknown reason.\n\n19     Not enough privilege to mount.\n\n20     Out of memory.\n\n21     Unclassified FUSE error.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "KNOWN ISSUES": {
            "content": "Please see\n\nhttps://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/NTFS-3G-FAQ\n\nfor  common  questions and known issues.  If you think you have found an undocumented problem\nin the latest release of the software then please post an ntfs-3g issue describing it in  de‐\ntail so that the development team can be aware of the issue and take care of it:\n\nhttps://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/issues\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "ntfs-3g.probe was written by Szabolcs Szakacsits.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "THANKS": {
            "content": "Alon  Bar-Lev  has  integrated  the utility into the NTFS-3G build process and tested it with\nErik Larsson before the public release.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ntfs-3g(8)\n\n\n\nntfs-3g.probe 2021.8.22                     January 2008                            NTFS-3G.PROBE(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ntfs-3g.probe - Probe an NTFS volume mountability",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-r",
            "long": "--readonly",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Test if the volume can be mounted read-only."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-w",
            "long": "--readwrite",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Test if the volume can be mounted read-write."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display help and exit."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [
        "Test if /dev/sda1 can be mounted read-write:",
        "ntfs-3g.probe --readwrite /dev/sda1"
    ],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ntfs-3g",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfs-3g/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "NTFS-3G.PROBE",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/NTFS-3G.PROBE/8/json"
        }
    ]
}