lde supports the three most popular file systems under
Linux at the time of its inception: ext2fs, minix, and
xiafs. It also has minimal support for msdos FAT file
systems and a nofs system in which case lde will function
as a binary editor. lde will attempt to automatically
detect the file system present on the device or file when
it is started, if it does not recognize the file system
present on the device, it will default to nofs.
lde allows you to view and edit disk blocks in hex or
ASCII mode, view a block that contains directory entries
in a readable fashion, and view and edit formatted inodes.
lde is a great help when recovering deleted files (see
doc/UNERASE included with the lde distribution for more
info).
The device parameter is a required option for lde. If
ommitted, it will print a warning and refuse to start. The
default mode for lde is to use a curses interface; this
can be overriden by some of the options listed below.
