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23 Paragon NTFS&HFS+ for Linux 9.5
Description
mkntfs is a standalone utility that allows to format NTFS partitions under Linux. It is used to create a
NTFS 1.2, 3.0, 3.1 (Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8.1/10) file system on adevice (usually a
disk partition).
Notes:
1. mkntfs doesn’t change the MBR (Master Boot Record) when formatting a partition. Therefore,
most of Linux commands (like fdisk -l) will be unable to determine that partition’s files system
was changed to NTFS.
2. Since version 9.4.3 this tool is actually a hardlink to the ufsd utility . In order to make sure that
the files are not taking unnecessary space, it is advised to unpack provided archive on the target
platform, or create hardlinks to the ufsd utility manually.
6.3.2 chkntfs
chkntfs utility performs consistency checking of NTFS volumes and (optionally) fixes errors.
Synopsis
chkntfs [options] device
E.g.: ’chkntfs -f /dev/sdb1’
Options
-f Fix errors on the disk.
-a Perform checks only if ‘dirty’ flag is set.
-b:size Override default block (sector) size. Usage of default settings are
strongly recommended. The ’-b’ parameter can use following values:
512, 1024, 2048, 4096.
-m:size Set a limit for memory usage during file system check. Usage of this
parameter may lower file system check performance.
-h Display this help.
-m:size Memory limit used by the utility
-short Minimum file system check
-safe Errors are not fixed, dirty flag is cleared if no errors found
-showminors Show minor errors.
-no-orphans Do not restore real orphan files
-trace Turn on UFSD trace.
-verbose Explain what is being done.
-nopercents Do not print percents during checking process.
-version Show version and exit.
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