File: README

package info (click to toggle)
libvmdk 20240510-1
  • links: PTS, VCS
  • area: main
  • in suites: trixie
  • size: 13,400 kB
  • sloc: ansic: 203,232; sh: 6,444; makefile: 1,244; python: 520; cpp: 88; sed: 16
file content (34 lines) | stat: -rw-r--r-- 812 bytes parent folder | download | duplicates (5)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
libvmdk is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format.

Project information:

* Status: alpha
* Licence: LGPLv3+

Read supported extent file formats:

* RAW (flat)
* COWD version 1 (sparse)
* VMDK version 1, 2 and 3 (sparse)

Supported VMDK format features:

* delta links
* grain compression (as of version 20131209)
* data markers (as of version 20140416)

VMDK format features not supported at the moment:

* images that use a physical device
* changed block tracking (CBT) (supported by VMDK version 3 (sparse)) / change tracking file

Work in progress:

* Dokan library support
* Thread-safety in handle API functions

For more information see:

* Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk/wiki/Home
* How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk/wiki/Building