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====================================================================== NORTON GHOST COMMAND LINE SWITCHES ====================================================================== The following switches can be used in Norton Ghost's command line in order to enhance the automation and diagnostic process. This file is intended as a quick reference. Refer to Appendix A of the Norton Ghost User's Guide for full details. Additional information on the command line switches is included in the Norton Ghost Knowledgebase. Point your browser to: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/ghost/allservices_ghost.html ====================================================================== Norton Ghost Command Line Switches: ====================================================================== @filename | use file containing additional command line switches

-#E=filename | licence Ghost using the environment file filename

-AFILE=filename | Overrides default location for the Ghost abort log file generated

-AUTONAME | Autonames segments of spanned images files during creation

-BATCH | Prevents Abort messages waiting for user acknowledgement (Note: Can not be used with trial version)

-BFC=x | Specifies the maximum number of bad FAT sectors before abort

-CLONE | (See CLONE switch description below)

-CRC32 | Extract and compare file lists from images. (See CRC32 description below)

-CRCIGNORE | Allows restoring of dump files that contain some corrupted files

-DD | Dump disk metrics to GHSTSTAT.DMP (See -DFILE)

-DFILE=filename | Override default dump log file with "filename" (see -DD)

-DI | Display diagnostics

-DL=x | Specifies the highest slot for fixed disk detection

-F32 | FAT16 to FAT32 coversion when destination partition greater than 2047MB

-F64 | Allows use of 64K FAT16 cluster size

-FATLIMIT | Prevents GHOST from resizing FAT16 partitions beyond 2Gb using 64K clusters

-FCR | Creates a CRC file (ghost.crc) during image file creation

-FFG | Override the detection of attempts to write beyond disk's capacity

-FFI | Prefer the use of direct IDE access

-FFS | Prefer the use of direct ASPI/SCSI access

-FFX | Prefer the Use of Extended Interrupt 13h

-FINGER | Displays Fingerprint information

-FIS | Use maximum deleted destination drive geometry size

-FNF | Turns off Fingerprint creation

-FNI | Disables direct IDE access

-FNS | Disables direct SCSI access

-FNW | Disables writing to disk

-FNX | Force disabling of Extended INT13 calls if present

-FRO | Continue cloning even if source contains bad clusters

-FX | Exit program when finished cloning

-H | Display help on switches

-IA | Image all - forces sector by sector copy

-IB | Image Boot - includes entire boot track in clone operation

-ID | Image Disk - Similar to Image All, copying entire drive (See User's Guide)

-JL:x=d:\file | Create Multicast diagnostic log file (See User's Guide)

-JS=n | Set maximum router hops required to contact multicast server (default is 10)

-LPM | Launch GHOST as LPT Master

-LPS | Launch GHOST as LPT Slave

-MEMCHECK | Diagnostic memory dump for technical support issues

-NBM | Launch GHOST as NetBIOS Master

-NBS | Launch GHOST as NetBIOS Slave

-ND | Disable NetBIOS -NOFILE | Turns off image file locator window dialog box

-NTC- | Disable NTFS contiguous cluster run allocation

-NTD | Enable NTFS internal diagnostic checking -NTN | Inhibit CHKDSK on NTFS volume boot

-NTIID | NT ignore volume set partition ID copy rule, clone using MFT basis instead of sector by sector Image All copy.

-NTIL | Ignore non-empty NTFS Log File check (Inconsistent volume)

-NTIC | Ignore the NTFS volume CHKDSK bit

-NTX:y | Set size of NTFS volume memory cache to be "y" KB

-OR | Override destination drive space limitations

-PWD | Prompt for a password when creating an image file

-PWD=password | Where "password" equals the image file's password

-QUIET | QUIET mode - no user intervention allowed or screen display

-RB | Forces automatic reboot after completion

-SKIP=condition | Where "condition" is the FAT file skip condition

-SKIP=@filename | Where "filename" is the file containing multiple skip conditions

-SLEEP=n | Slows down GHOST's execution

-SPAN | Allow spanned image file creation

-SPLIT=x | Split image file into "x" megabyte segments

-SURE | Used in conjunction with

-CLONE to avoid the final 'Proceed' question (Note: Can not be used with trial version)

-TAPEBUFFERED | Default tape mode

-TAPEEJECT | Force Ghost to eject tape on completion

-TAPESAFE | Changes SCSI tape read/write operation (See User's Guide)

-TAPESPEED=x | Where "x" equals 0 - F. 0 is default, 1 - F increase speeds (See User's Guide)

-TAPEUNBUFFERED | Changes SCSI tape read/write operation (See User's Guide)

-VDW | Verifies disk writes (See User's Guide)

-VER | Displays GHOST version number

-VER=n | Check Ghost version number and abort if "n" is greater

-WD- | Disables disk caching on destination disk

-WS- | Disables disk caching on source disk

-Z or -Z1 | Compress image file on creation - low compression (fast)

-Z2 | Compress image file on creation - high compression (slower)

-Z3 thru -Z9 | Compress image file on creation - higher compression (slowest) ====================================================================== -CLONE ====================================================================== The -CLONE command line switch allows the automation of cloning operations.

The syntax for the switch is as follows: Disk operations:

-CLONE,mode={COPY|LOAD|DUMP},src={drive|file|@MCsession|@MTx},dst= {drive|file|@MCsession|@MTx},sze{E|F|L|n={nnnnM|nnP|F|V}}

Partition operations:

-CLONE,mode={PCOPY|PLOAD|PDUMP},src={drive:partition|file:partition |@MCsession|@MTx:partition},dst={drive:partition|file|@MCsession |@MTx:partition},sze{E|F|L|n={nnnnM|nnP|F|V}}

The full syntax for this switch is:

-CLONE ,MODE={copy|load|dump|pcopy|pload|pdump} ,SRC={drive|file|drive:partition|@MCsession|@MTx|@MTx:partition} ,DST={drive|file|drive:partition|@MCsession|@MTx|@MTx:partition} ,SZE{E|F|L|n={nnnnM|nnP|F|V}}

(No spaces are allowed in the command).

@MCsession indicates Multicast session "session"

@MTx designates which tape device to use (0 through N)

Refer to Appendix A of the Norton Ghost User's Guide for an in-depth explanation and examples using the -CLONE switch. Additional information on the -CLONE switch is included in the Norton Ghost Knowledgebase. Point your browser to: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/ghost/allservices_ghost.html ====================================================================== -CRC32 ====================================================================== The -CRC32 command line switch allows file lists to be created and compared.

The full syntax for this switch is:

-CRC32,action={create|verify|pcreate|pverify|dcreate|dverify}, src={{Disk Spec}|{Part Spec}|{File}},{crcfile={File}|vlist={File}| vexcept={File}}

(No spaces are allowed in the command).

crcfile={File} :: ASCII CRC file - default=ghost.

crc vlist={File} :: Verification list file - default=ghost.ls

vexcept={File} :: Verification exception file - no default

The possible actions are:

Refer to Appendix A of the Norton Ghost User's Guide for an in-depth explanation including examples.