MMCAT(1)

NAME

mmcat - Output the contents of a partition to stdout

SYNOPSIS

mmcat  [-t  mmtype  ]  [-o offset ] [ -i imgtype ] [-b dev_sector_size]
[-vV] image [images] part_num

DESCRIPTION

mmcat outputs the contents of a specific volume to stdout. This allows you to extract the contents of a partition to a separate file.

ARGUMENTS

-t mmtype
Specify the media management type. Use '-t list' to list the supported types. If not given, autodetection methods are used.
-o offset
Specify the offset into the image where the volume containing the partition system starts. The relative offset of the partition system will be added to this value.
-b dev_sector_size
The size, in bytes, of the underlying device sectors. If not given, the value in the image format is used (if it exists) or 512-bytes is assumed.
-i imgtype
Identify the type of image file, such as raw or split. If not given, autodetection methods are used.
-v Verbose output of debugging statements to stderr
-V Display version
image [images]
One (or more if split) disk images whose format is given with '-i'.
part_num
Address of partition to process. See the mmls output to determine the address of the partitions.

AUTHOR

Brian Carrier <carrier at sleuthkit dot org>

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