ntfs-3g-2022.10.3
Introduction to Ntfs-3g
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
A new read-write driver for NTFS, called NTFS3, has been added
into the Linux kernel since the 5.15 release. The performance of NTFS3
is much better than ntfs-3g. To enable NTFS3, enable the following
options in the kernel configuration and recompile the kernel if
necessary:
File systems --->
<*/M> NTFS Read-Write file system support [CONFIG_NTFS3_FS]
To ensure the mount command uses NTFS3 for
ntfs partitions, create a wrapper script:
cat > /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs << "EOF" &&
#!/bin/sh
exec mount -t ntfs3 "$@"
EOF
chmod -v 755 /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs
With the kernel support available, ntfs-3g is only needed if you
need the utilities from it (for example, to create NTFS
filesystems).
The Ntfs-3g package contains a stable,
read-write open source driver for NTFS partitions. NTFS partitions are
used by most Microsoft operating systems. Ntfs-3g allows you to mount
NTFS partitions in read-write mode from your Linux system. It uses the
FUSE kernel module to be able to implement NTFS support in userspace.
The package also contains various utilities useful for manipulating NTFS
partitions.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Ntfs-3g Dependencies
Optional
fuse 2.x
(this disables user mounts)
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/ntfs-3g
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
kernel if necessary:
File systems --->
<*/M> FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) support [CONFIG_FUSE_FS]
Installation of Ntfs-3g
Install Ntfs-3g by running the following
commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--disable-static \
--with-fuse=internal \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/ntfs-3g-2022.10.3 &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install &&
It's recommended to use the in-kernel NTFS3 driver for mounting
NTFS filesystems, instead of ntfs-3g (see the note at the start of
this page). However, if you want to use ntfs-3g to mount the NTFS
filesystems anyway, create a symlink for the mount
command:
ln -sv ../bin/ntfs-3g /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs &&
ln -sv ntfs-3g.8 /usr/share/man/man8/mount.ntfs.8
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This switch prevents
installation of static versions of the libraries.
--with-fuse=internal: This switch dynamically
forces ntfs-3g to use an internal copy of the
fuse-2.x library. This is required if you wish
to allow users to mount NTFS partitions.
--disable-ntfsprogs: Disables installation of various
utilities used to manipulate NTFS partitions.
chmod -v 4755 /usr/bin/ntfs-3g: Making mount.ntfs setuid
root allows non root users to mount NTFS partitions.
Using Ntfs-3g
To mount a Windows partition at boot time, put a line like this in
/etc/fstab:
/dev/sda1 /mnt/windows auto defaults 0 0
To allow users to mount a usb stick with an NTFS filesystem on it, put a
line similar to this (change sdc1 to whatever a usb stick would be on your
system) in /etc/fstab:
/dev/sdc1 /mnt/usb auto user,noauto,umask=0,utf8 0 0
In order for a user to be able to mount the usb stick, they will need
to be able to write to /mnt/usb,
so as the root user:
chmod -v 777 /mnt/usb
Contents
Installed Programs:
lowntfs-3g, mkfs.ntfs, mkntfs, mount.lowntfs-3g,
mount.ntfs, mount.ntfs-3g, ntfs-3g, ntfs-3g.probe,
ntfscat, ntfsclone, ntfscluster, ntfscmp, ntfscp, ntfsfix,
ntfsinfo, ntfslabel, ntfsls, ntfsresize and
ntfsundelete
Installed Library:
libntfs-3g.so
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/ntfs-3g and
/usr/share/doc/ntfs-3g
Short Descriptions
lowntfs-3g |
is similar to ntfs-3g but uses the Fuse low-level interface
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mkfs.ntfs |
is a symlink to mkntfs
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mkntfs |
creates an NTFS file system
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mount.lowntfs-3g |
is a symlink to lowntfs-3g
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mount.ntfs |
mounts an NTFS filesystem
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mount.ntfs-3g |
is a symbolic link to ntfs-3g
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ntfs-3g |
is an NTFS driver, which can create, remove, rename, move
files, directories, hard links, and streams. It can also read and write
files, including streams, sparse files and transparently compressed
files. It can also handle special files like symbolic links, devices, and
FIFOs; moreover it provides standard management of file ownership
and permissions, including POSIX ACLs
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ntfs-3g.probe |
tests if an NTFS volume is mountable read only or read-write, and
exits with a status value accordingly. The volume can be a block
device or image file
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ntfscluster |
identifies files in a specified region of an NTFS volume
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ntfscp |
copies a file to an NTFS volume
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ntfsfix |
fixes common errors and forces Windows to check an NTFS partition
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ntfsls |
lists directory contents on an NTFS filesystem
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ntfscat |
prints NTFS files and streams on the standard output
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ntfsclone |
clones an NTFS filesystem
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ntfscmp |
compares two NTFS filesystems and shows the differences
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ntfsinfo |
dumps a file's attributes
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ntfslabel |
displays or changes the label on an ntfs file system
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ntfsresize |
resizes an NTFS filesystem without data loss
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ntfsundelete |
recovers a deleted file from an NTFS volume
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libntfs-3g.so
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contains the Ntfs-3g API functions
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