NAME

ncheck − generate path names from inode numbers

SYNOPSIS

/etc/ncheck [−i inode-numbers] [−a] [−s] [file-system]

DESCRIPTION

ncheck, when invoked without arguments, generates a list of path names corresponding to the inode numbers of all files in volumes specified by /etc/checklist.  Path names generated by ncheck are relative to the given file system.  Names of directory files are followed by /. 

Options

−i inode-numbers
Report only on files whose inode numbers are specified on the command line in the inode-numbers list. 

−a Allow printing of the names .  and .., which are ordinarily suppressed. 

−s Report only on special files and regular files with set-user-ID mode.  (Context dependent files, which are set-user-ID directories, are not included in the report.)  The −s option is intended to discover concealed violations of security policy. 

A file-system (block special file) can be specified. 

The report is in no useful order, and probably should be sorted. 

Access Control Lists

Continuation inodes (that is, inodes containing additional access control list information) are quietly skipped since they do not correspond to any path name. 

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

International Code Set Support

Single- and multi-byte character code sets are supported. 

DIAGNOSTICS

When the file system structure is improper, ??  denotes the “parent” of a parentless file and a path-name beginning with ...  denotes a loop. 

WARNINGS

Access Control Lists

Access control list descriptions in this entry apply only to standard HP-UX operating systems.  If HP MACS software has been installed, access control lists are handled differently.  Refer to HP MACS documentation for information about access control lists in the HP MACS environment. 

AUTHOR

ncheck was developed by AT&T and HP. 

SEE ALSO

sort(1), fsck(1M), cdf(4), checklist(4), acl(5). 

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

ncheck: SVID2

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 8.05: June 1991