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6 jcat - Show the contents of a block in the file system journal.
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9 jcat [-f fstype ] [-vV] [-i imgtype] [-o imgoffset] [-b dev_sec‐
10 tor_size] image [images] ] [ inode ] jblk
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14 jcat shows the contents of a journal block in the file system journal.
15 The inode address of the journal can be given or the default location
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22 Specify the file system type. Use '-f list' to list the sup‐
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27 Identify the type of image file, such as raw. Use '-i list' to
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44 The disk or partition image to read, whose format is given with
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