xmount:tldr:b4032

xmount: Mount an EWF image file with write-cache support into a VHD file to boot from.

xmount

$ xmount --cache ${path-to-cache-ovl} --in ${ewf} ${path-to-image-E??} --out ${vhd} ${mountpoint}

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The command xmount is used to mount forensic disk images and create a virtual disk file. Here is the breakdown of the command you provided:

xmount - This is the name of the command.

--cache ${path-to-cache-ovl} - This option specifies the location of the cache overlay file. The cache overlay file is used to store the changes made during the mounting process without modifying the original disk image.

--in ${ewf} - This option specifies the input disk image file format. ${ewf} is a placeholder for the path to the input disk image.

${path-to-image-E??} - This specifies the path to the disk image. ${path-to-image-E??} implies that the path may contain a wildcard (E??) that matches the specific disk image file.

--out ${vhd} - This option specifies the output file format for the virtual disk. ${vhd} is a placeholder for the path to the virtual disk file.

${mountpoint} - This specifies the directory where the disk image will be mounted.

In summary, the command mounts a forensic disk image specified by ${ewf} and creates a virtual disk file in ${vhd} format. It uses a cache overlay file ${path-to-cache-ovl} and mounts the image at ${mountpoint}. The ${path-to-image-E??} allows for wildcard matching to handle multiple disk images.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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