{"id":3427,"date":"2022-12-20T17:02:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T20:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lode.uno\/linux-man\/index.php\/2022\/12\/20\/ntfs-3g-probe-man8\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T17:02:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T20:02:39","slug":"ntfs-3g-probe-man8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lode.uno\/linux-man\/2022\/12\/20\/ntfs-3g-probe-man8\/","title":{"rendered":"NTFS-3G.PROBE (man8)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NTFS-3G.PROBE<\/h1>\n

NAME<\/a>
SYNOPSIS<\/a>
DESCRIPTION<\/a>
OPTIONS<\/a>
EXAMPLE<\/a>
EXIT CODES<\/a>
KNOWN ISSUES<\/a>
AUTHORS<\/a>
THANKS<\/a>
SEE ALSO<\/a> <\/p>\n

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NAME <\/a> <\/h2>\n

ntfs-3g.probe \u2212 Probe an NTFS volume mountability<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS <\/a> <\/h2>\n

ntfs-3g.probe<\/b> <\u2212\u2212readonly|\u2212\u2212readwrite> volume<\/i><\/p>\n

DESCRIPTION <\/a> <\/h2>\n

The ntfs-3g.probe<\/b> utility tests a volume if it\u2019s NTFS mountable read-only or read-write, and exits with a status value accordingly. The volume<\/i> can be a block device or image file.<\/p>\n

OPTIONS <\/a> <\/h2>\n

Below is a summary of the options that ntfs-3g.probe<\/b> accepts.
\u2212r, \u2212\u2212readonly<\/b><\/p>\n

Test if the volume can be mounted read-only.<\/p>\n

\u2212w, \u2212\u2212readwrite<\/b><\/p>\n

Test if the volume can be mounted read-write.<\/p>\n

\u2212h, \u2212\u2212help<\/b><\/p>\n

Display help and exit.<\/p>\n

EXAMPLE <\/a> <\/h2>\n

Test if \/dev\/sda1 can be mounted read-write:<\/p>\n

ntfs-3g.probe –readwrite \/dev\/sda1<\/b><\/p>\n

EXIT CODES <\/a> <\/h2>\n

The exit codes are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Volume is mountable.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Syntax error, command line parsing failed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

The volume doesn\u2019t have a valid NTFS.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Inconsistent NTFS, hardware or device driver fault, or unsetup SoftRAID\/FakeRAID hardware.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

The NTFS partition is hibernated.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

The volume was not cleanly unmounted.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

The volume is already exclusively opened and in use by a kernel driver or software.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Unsetup SoftRAID\/FakeRAID hardware.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Unknown reason.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Not enough privilege to mount.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Out of memory.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Unclassified FUSE error.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

KNOWN ISSUES <\/a> <\/h2>\n

Please see<\/p>\n

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NTFS-3G FAQ<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n