ntfscp(1M) System Administration Commands ntfscp(1M)NAMEntfscp - copy file to an NTFS volume
SYNOPSISntfscp [options] device source_file destination
DESCRIPTION
The ntfscp utility copies files to an NTFS volume. destination (see
Synopis) can be either a file or a directory. If destination is a
directory specified by name, source_file is copied into this directory.
If destination is a directory specified by inode number, an unnamed
data attribute is created for this inode and source_file is copied into
it. Consider possible negative consequence before specifying a direc‐
tory by inode number: it is unusual to have an unnamed data stream in a
directory.
Data Streams
All data on NTFS is stored in streams, which can have names. A file can
have more than one data stream, but exactly one must have no name. The
size of a file is the size of its unnamed data stream. Usually, when
you do not specify a stream name, you are seeking access to the unnamed
data stream. If you want access to a named data stream, you need to add
:stream_name to the filename. For example, by opening some.mp3:artist
you will open stream artist in some.mp3. In an operating system, such
as Windows, that prevents you from accessing named data streams, you
need to use some program like FAR or utilities from cygwin to access
those streams.
OPTIONS
Supported options are listed below. Most options have both single-let‐
ter and full-name forms. Multiple single-letter options that do not
take an argument can be combined. For example, -fv is the equivalent of
-f -v. A full-name option can be abbreviated to a unique prefix of its
name.
-a, --attribute num
Write to attribute designated by num.
-f, --force
Overrides some sensible defaults, such as not working with a
mounted volume. Use this option with caution.
-h, --help
Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.
-i, --inode
Treat destination (see Synopsis) as inode number.
-N, --attr-name name
Write to attribute with this name.
-n, --no-action
Use this option to make a test run before doing the actual copy
operation. Volume will be opened read-only and no write will be
done.
-q, --quiet
Suppress some debug, warning, and error messages.
-V, --version
Show the version number, copyright, and license information.
-v, --verbose
Display more debug, warning, and error messages.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Copying from Home to Root Directory
The following command copies new_boot.ini from /home/user as boot.ini
to the root of an /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 NTFS volume.
# ntfscp /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 /home/user/new_boot.ini boot.ini
Example 2 Copying a Stream
The following command copies myfile to C:eathfile:stream
(assume that /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 drive designator is C).
# ntfscp-N stream /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 myfile /some/path
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │system/file-system/ntfsprogs │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Uncommitted │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOntfsresize(1M), ntfsprogs(1M), parted(1M), attributes(5)
http://wiki.linux-ntfs.org
AUTHORSntfscp was written by Yura Pakhuchiy, with contributions from Anton
Altaparmakov and Hil Liao.
SunOS 5.11 28 May 2009 ntfscp(1M)
