TSK_COMPAREDIR(1)TSK_COMPAREDIR(1)NAMEtsk_comparedir - compare the contents of a directory with the contents
of an image or local device.
SYNOPSIStsk_comparedir [-vV] [-n start_inum ] [ -f fstype ] [ -i imgtype ] [ -b
dev_sector_size ] [ -o sector_offset ] image [images] comparison_direc‐
tory
DESCRIPTIONtsk_comparedir compares the contents of image to the contents of com‐
parison_directory. This can be useful for detecting rootkits and when
testing. Rootkits can be detected by comparing the contents of a local
directory and a local raw device. The rootkits typically don't hide
data when it is read directly from the raw device.
The arguments are as follows:
-o sector_offset
Sector offset for a partition in the image or device to compare
with.
-n start_inum
Starting inum for a directory in the image to start the compari‐
son at.
-v verbose output to stderr
-V Print version
-f fstype
Specify the file system type. Use '-f list' to list the sup‐
ported file system types. If not given, autodetection methods
are used.
-i imgtype
The format of the image file, such as raw. Use '-i list' to
list the supported types. If not given, autodetection methods
are used.
-b dev_sector_size
The size (in bytes) of the device sectors. If not given,
autodetection methods are used.
image [images]
The disk or partition image to read, whose format is given with
'-i'. Multiple image file names can be given if the image is
split into multiple segments. If only one image file is given,
and its name is the first in a sequence (e.g., as indicated by
ending in '.001'), subsequent image segments will be included
automatically.
EXAMPLES
To compare the directories in image.dd to those in directory:
# tsk_comparedir ./image.dd ./directory
AUTHOR
Brian Carrier <carrier at sleuthkit dot org>
Send documentation updates to <doc-updates at sleuthkit dot org>
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