disktype
The purpose of disktype is to detect the content format of a disk or disk image. It knows about common file systems, partition tables, and boot codes.
| Tags | Filesystems Installation/Setup Systems Administration |
|---|---|
| Licenses | MIT/X |
| Operating Systems | POSIX |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 05 Jun 2006 03:52
Changes: Support was added for EFI GPT partition tables, Linux cloop, and various boot loaders. Various Amiga and miscellaneous improvements were made.
- 21 Feb 2005 14:29
Changes: This release adds support for Reiser4, the Xbox DVD file system, and Linux LVM 2.
- 05 Apr 2004 02:56
Changes: Veritas VxFS, 3DO CD-ROM, and Sega Dreamcast signatures were added, and the HFS+ detection was improved.
- 15 Jun 2003 06:02
Changes: Support was added for UDF and Solaris disklabels (both SPARC and x86). Size readouts now follow a common scheme and use the prefixes for binary multiples as defined by IEC.
- 03 May 2003 12:09
Changes: Detection support for the BeFS, QNX4, and some System V file systems, BSD disklabels, Virtual PC disk images, and some Apple disk images, and significant portability improvements for the program itself.
