NTFS file system utility, supports the mounting, probing, and unmounting of NTFS file systems.
Syntax
ntfs.util -k device
ntfs.util -m device mountpoint mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
ntfs.util -p device mountflag1 mountflag2
ntfs.util -u device mountpoint
Key
-k Get the UUID key for the NTFS file system at device.
-m Mount the NTFS file system located on device onto
mountpoint with the flags mountflag1 mountflag2
mountflag3 mountflag4.
-p Probe the device for an NTFS file system using the
flags mountflag1 mountflag2. If the probe is successful
i.e. the device contains a valid NTFS file system,
its label is printed to the standard output stream.
-u Unmount the NTFS file system located at device and
mounted on mountpoint.
The mountflags referenced above are:
• mountflag1: removable or fixed
• mountflag2: readonly or writeable
• mountflag3: suid or nosuid
• mountflag4: dev or nodev
To get a list of the available attributes for use in constructing queries, see mdimport(1), particularly the -X switch.
“He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast” ~ Leonardo da Vinci
Related macOS commands:
hfs.util - HFS/HFS+ file system utility (Mount/unmount)
ufs.util - UFS file system utility (Mount/unmount)