the EWF file format to write to, options: ftk, encase2, encase3, encase4, encase5, encase6 (default), encase7, linen5, linen6, linen7, ewfx.
.Nm libewf
does not support streamed writes for other EWF formats.
.It Fl h
shows this help
.It Fl l Ar log_filename
logs acquiry errors and the digest (hash) to the log filename
.It Fl m Ar media_type
the media type, options: fixed (default), removable, optical, memory
.It Fl M Ar media_flags
the media flags, options: logical, physical (default)
.It Fl N Ar notes
the notes (default is notes)
.It Fl o Ar offset
the offset to start to acquire (default is 0)
.It Fl p Ar process_buffer_size
the process buffer size (default is the chunk size)
.It Fl P Ar bytes_per_sector
the number of bytes per sector (default is 512)
.It Fl q
quiet shows minimal status information
.It Fl s
swap byte pairs of the media data (from AB to BA) (use this for big to little endian conversion and vice versa)
.It Fl S Ar segment_file_size
the segment file size in bytes (default is 1.4 GiB) (minimum is 1.0 MiB, maximum is 7.9 EiB for encase6 and encase7 format and 1.9 GiB for other formats)
.It Fl t Ar target
the target file (without extension) to write to (default is image)
.It Fl v
verbose output to stderr
.It Fl V
print version
.It Fl 2 Ar secondary_target
the secondary target file (without extension) to write to
.El
.Pp
.Nm ewfacquirestream
will read from stding until it encounters a read error.
On read error it will stop no error information is stored in the EWF file(s).
.Pp
Empty block compression detects blocks of sectors with entirely the same byte data and compresses them using the default compression level.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
None
.Sh FILES
None
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal
# ewfacquirestream \-C 1 \-D Floppy \-E 1.1 \-e 'John D.' \-N 'Just a floppy in my system' \-m removable \-M logical \-t floppy </dev/fd0
ewfacquirestream 20120805
Using the following acquiry parameters:
Image path and filename: floppy.E01
Case number: 1
Description: Floppy
Evidence number: 1.1
Examiner name: John D.
Notes: Just a floppy in my system
Media type: removable
Volume type: logical
EWF file format: EnCase 5
Compression method: deflate
Compression level: none
Acquiry start offet: 0
Number of bytes to acquire: 0 (until end of input)
in 1 second(s) with 1 MiB/s (1474560 bytes/second).
Acquiry completed at: Sun Aug 5 11:32:42 2012
Written: 1.4 MiB (1474560 bytes) in 1 second(s) with 1 MiB/s (1474560 bytes/second).
MD5 hash calculated over data: ae1ce8f5ac079d3ee93f97fe3792bda3
.Ed
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output \-v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.
.Sh BUGS
Please report bugs of any kind to <joachim.metz@gmail.com> or on the project website:
http://code.google.com/p/libewf/
.Sh AUTHOR
These man pages were written by Joachim Metz.
.Sh COPYRIGHT
.Pp
Copyright 2006-2013, Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>.
.Pp
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.