ntfs-3g.probe(8)


NAME

   ntfs-3g.probe - Probe an NTFS volume mountability

SYNOPSIS

   ntfs-3g.probe <--readonly|--readwrite> volume

DESCRIPTION

   The  ntfs-3g.probe  utility tests a volume if it's NTFS mountable read-
   only or read-write, and exits with a  status  value  accordingly.   The
   volume can be a block device or image file.

OPTIONS

   Below is a summary of the options that ntfs-3g.probe accepts.

   -r, --readonly
          Test if the volume can be mounted read-only.

   -w, --readwrite
          Test if the volume can be mounted read-write.

   -h, --help
          Display help and exit.

EXAMPLE

   Test if /dev/sda1 can be mounted read-write:

          ntfs-3g.probe --readwrite /dev/sda1

EXIT CODES

   The exit codes are as follows:

   0      Volume is mountable.

   11     Syntax error, command line parsing failed.

   12     The volume doesn't have a valid NTFS.

   13     Inconsistent  NTFS,  hardware or device driver fault, or unsetup
          SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware.

   14     The NTFS partition is hibernated.

   15     The volume was not cleanly unmounted.

   16     The volume is already exclusively opened and in use by a  kernel
          driver or software.

   17     Unsetup SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware.

   18     Unknown reason.

   19     Not enough privilege to mount.

   20     Out of memory.

   21     Unclassified FUSE error.

KNOWN ISSUES

   Please see

          http://tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-faq/

   for  common questions and known issues.  If you think you have found an
   undocumented problem in the latest release of the software then  please
   send an email describing it in detail.  You can contact the development
   team on the ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net address.

AUTHORS

   ntfs-3g.probe was written by Szabolcs Szakacsits.

THANKS

   Alon Bar-Lev has integrated the utility into the NTFS-3G build  process
   and tested it with Erik Larsson before the public release.

SEE ALSO

   ntfs-3g(8)





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