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6 tsk_comparedir - compare the contents of a directory with the contents
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10 tsk_comparedir [-vV] [-n start_inum ] [ -f fstype ] [ -i imgtype ] [ -b
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15 tsk_comparedir compares the contents of image to the contents of com‐
16 parison_directory. This can be useful for detecting rootkits and when
17 testing. Rootkits can be detected by comparing the contents of a local
18 directory and a local raw device. The rootkits typically don't hide
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24 Sector offset for a partition in the image or device to compare
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28 Starting inum for a directory in the image to start the compari‐
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66 Brian Carrier <carrier at sleuthkit dot org>
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68 Send documentation updates to <doc-updates at sleuthkit dot org>
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