NTFSINFO(8) System Manager's Manual NTFSINFO(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

ntfsinfo - dump a file's attributes

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**ntfsinfo** \[*options*] *device*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**ntfsinfo** will dump the attributes of inode *inode-number* or the file *path-filename* and/or information about the mft ( *-m* option). Run ntfsinfo without arguments for a full list of options.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

Below is a summary of all the options that **ntfsinfo** accepts. Nearly all options have two equivalent names. The short name is preceded by **-** and the long name is preceded by **--**. Any single letter options, that don't take an argument, can be combined into a single command, e.g. **-fv** is equivalent to **-f -v**. Long named options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix of their name.

[**-F**, **--file** FILE](#F)

Show information about this file

[**-f**, **--force**](#f)

This will override some sensible defaults, such as not overwriting an existing file. Use this option with caution.

[**-h**, **--help**](#h)

Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.

[**-i**, **--inode** NUM](#i)

Show information about this inode.

[**-m**, **--mft**](#m)

Show information about the volume.

[**-q**, **--quiet**](#q)

Produce less output.

[**-t**, **--notime**](#t)

Do not display timestamps in the output.

[**-v**, **--verbose**](#v)

Increase the amount of output that **ntfsinfo** prints.

[**-V**, **--version**](#V)

Show the version number, copyright and license.

# [BUGS](#BUGS)

There are no known problems with **ntfsinfo**. If you find a bug please send an email describing the problem to the development team:  
ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

**ntfsinfo** was written by Matthew J. Fanto, Anton Altaparmakov, Richard Russon, Szabolcs Szakacsits, Yuval Fledel, Yura Pakhuchiy and Cristian Klein. It was ported to ntfs-3g by Erik Larsson and Jean-Pierre Andre.

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

**ntfsinfo** is part of the **ntfs-3g** package and is available from:  
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**ntfsprogs**(8)](/man/os/ntfs-3g/ntfsprogs.8)

April 2006 ntfs-3g 2026.9.28

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Document: ntfsinfo(8) from ntfs-3g 2026.9.28-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g