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diff --git a/python/dfvfs/README b/python/dfvfs/README index bf75e927b2c5b..5da0c46fae27a 100644 --- a/python/dfvfs/README +++ b/python/dfvfs/README @@ -1,63 +1,10 @@ -dfvfs (Digital Forensics Virtual File System - python module) +dfVFS, or Digital Forensics Virtual File System, provides read-only access to +file-system objects from various storage media types and file formats. +The goal of dfVFS is to provide a generic interface for accessing file-system +objects, for which it uses several back-ends that provide the actual +implementation of the various storage media types, volume systems and file +systems. -This package provides read-only access to file-system objects from various -storage media types and file formats. The goal of dfVFS is to provide a generic -interface for accessing file-system objects, for which it uses several -back-ends that provide the actual implementation of the various storage media -types, volume systems and file systems. +For more information see: -A note about REQUIREMENTS: dfvfs requires the following packages [secondary -dependancies are listed in brackets]. They should be installed IN THE ORDER -LISTED. This is important because while libewf support is optional for the -sleuthkit (a requirement for pytsk), it is a REQUIRED option for the sleuthkit -when building dfvfs. Do NOT rely on automated tools to properly order your -dependancies. - -REQUIRES="[six] construct [python-gflags] [python-dateutil] [pytz] protobuf -libbde libewf libqcow libsigscan libsmdev libsmraw libvhdi libvmdk libvshadow -[sleuthkit] pytsk" - -Supported: - - EWF (EWF-E01, EWF-Ex01, EWF-S01) - QCOW version 1, 2 - Storage Media device - (split) Storage Media RAW - VHD - VMDK - -Note that at the moment differential images are not supported. -Volume systems - -Supported: - - APM - BitLocker (BDE) - GPT - MBR - VSS - -Planned: - - FileVault2 (CoreStorage) - LDM - LUKS - Linux LVM version 1, 2 - Software Raid - -File systems - -Supported file systems: - - ext version 2, 3, 4 - FAT - HFS, HFS+, HFSX - NTFS version 3 - UFS version 1, 2 - -Archive file types - -Supported: - - tar - zip +* Project documentation: https://github.com/log2timeline/dfvfs/wiki/Home |