{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ntfsinfo",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfsinfo/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-02T22:31:47Z",
    "synopsis": "ntfsinfo [options] device",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ntfsinfo - dump a file's attributes\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ntfsinfo [options] device\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "ntfsinfo  will dump the attributes of inode inode-number or the file path-filename and/or in‐\nformation about the mft ( -m option).  Run ntfsinfo without arguments for a full list of  op‐\ntions.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "Below  is  a  summary  of all the options that ntfsinfo 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": "-F --file",
                    "content": "Show information about this file\n",
                    "flag": "-F",
                    "long": "--file"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f --force",
                    "content": "This  will  override some sensible defaults, such as not overwriting an existing file.\nUse this option with caution.\n",
                    "flag": "-f",
                    "long": "--force"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-i --inode",
                    "content": "Show information about this inode.\n",
                    "flag": "-i",
                    "long": "--inode"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-m --mft",
                    "content": "Show information about the volume.\n",
                    "flag": "-m",
                    "long": "--mft"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-q --quiet",
                    "content": "Produce less output.\n",
                    "flag": "-q",
                    "long": "--quiet"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-t --notime",
                    "content": "Do not display timestamps in the output.\n",
                    "flag": "-t",
                    "long": "--notime"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-v --verbose",
                    "content": "Increase the amount of output that ntfsinfo prints.\n",
                    "flag": "-v",
                    "long": "--verbose"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V --version",
                    "content": "Show the version number, copyright and license.\n",
                    "flag": "-V",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "There are no known problems with ntfsinfo.  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": "ntfsinfo  was  written by Matthew J. Fanto, Anton Altaparmakov, Richard Russon, Szabolcs Sza‐\nkacsits, Yuval Fledel, Yura Pakhuchiy and Cristian Klein.  It was ported to ntfs-3g  by  Erik\nLarsson and Jean-Pierre Andre.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AVAILABILITY": {
            "content": "ntfsinfo 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                            April 2006                                  NTFSINFO(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ntfsinfo - dump a file's attributes",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-F",
            "long": "--file",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show information about this file"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-f",
            "long": "--force",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "This will override some sensible defaults, such as not overwriting an existing file. Use this option with caution."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show a list of options with a brief description of each one."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-i",
            "long": "--inode",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show information about this inode."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-m",
            "long": "--mft",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show information about the volume."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-q",
            "long": "--quiet",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Produce less output."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-t",
            "long": "--notime",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Do not display timestamps in the output."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-v",
            "long": "--verbose",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Increase the amount of output that ntfsinfo prints."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show the version number, copyright and license."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ntfsprogs",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfsprogs/8/json"
        }
    ]
}