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@@ -38,14 +38,32 @@ the FUSE kernel module. Then unpack the source tarball and type: make make install # or 'sudo make install' if you aren't root. -Please note that NTFS-3G doesn't require the FUSE user space package. +Please note that NTFS-3G doesn't require the FUSE user space package any +more. + +The list of options for building specific configurations is displayed by +typing : + + ./configure --help + +Below are a few specific options to ./configure : + --disable-ntfsprogs : do not build the ntfsprogs tools, + --enable-posix-acls : enable support for Posix ACLs + --enable-xattr-mappings : enable system extended attributes mappings + --with-fuse=external : use external fuse (overriding Linux default) + +There are also a few make targets for building parts : + make libntfs : only build the libntfs-3g library + make libs : only build libntfs-3g (and libfuse-lite, if relevant) + make drivers : only build drivers and libraries, without ntfsprogs + make ntfsprogs : only build ntfsprogs and libntfs-3g, without drivers Non-Linux: Please see http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-download/ -for OS specific installation and source packages. - +for known OS specific installation and source packages, but generally +the same procedures apply. USAGE ===== @@ -66,3 +84,59 @@ line at the END(!) of the /etc/fstab file: /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 + +TESTING WITHOUT INSTALLING +========================= + +Newer versions of ntfs-3g can be tested without installing anything and +without disturbing an existing installation. Just configure and make as +shown previously. This will create the scripts ntfs-3g and lowntfs-3g +in the src directory, which you may activate for testing : + + ./configure + make + +then, as root : + src/ntfs-3g [-o mount-options] /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows + +And, to end the test, unmount the usual way : + umount /dev/sda1 + + +NTFS UTILITIES +============== + +The ntfsprogs includes utilities for doing all required tasks to NTFS +partitions. In general, just run a utility without any command line +options to display the version number and usage syntax. + +The following utilities are so far implemented: + +ntfsfix - Attempt to fix an NTFS partition and force Windows to check NTFS. + +mkntfs - Format a partition with the NTFS filesystem. See man 8 mkntfs for +command line options. + +ntfslabel - Display/change the label of an NTFS partition. See man 8 ntfslabel +for details. + +ntfsundelete - Recover deleted files from an NTFS volume. See man 8 +ntfsundelete for more details. + +ntfsresize - Resize NTFS volumes. See man 8 ntfsresize for details. + +ntfsclone - Efficiently create/restore an image of an NTFS partition. See +man 8 ntfsclone for details. + +ntfscluster - Locate the owner of any given sector or cluster on an NTFS +partition. See man 8 ntfscluster for details. + +ntfsinfo - Show some information about an NTFS partition or one of the files +or directories within it. See man 8 ntfsinfo for details. + +ntfsls - List information about files in a directory residing on an NTFS +partition. See man 8 ntfsls for details. + +ntfscat - Concatenate files and print their contents on the standard output. + +ntfscp - Overwrite files on an NTFS partition. |