DISK_STAT(1) DISK_STAT(1) NAME disk_stat - Show the details of a disk - LINUX ONLY SYNOPSIS disk_stat [-V] hd_device DESCRIPTION disk_stat works in only Linux and uses ATA commands to query a hard disk. The important information that it currently gives is the actual number of sectors and if there is a Host Protected Area (HPA) on the disk. The options are as follows: -V Display version hd_device The device corresponding to the hard disk. Typically it is /dev/hdX. EXAMPLES disk_stat /dev/hdd HISTORY disk_stat first appeared in The Sleuth Kit v1.73. It is based on code from http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/setmax.c LIMITATIONS disk_stat works only in Linux and does not support large disks. It will also not work on ATA disks connected with USB or Firewire. AUTHOR Brian Carrier User Manuals OCT 2004 DISK_STAT(1)