how to extract file from a ext4 filesystem data?
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i have a XXX.img file.
system.img: Linux rev 1.0 ext4 filesystem data, UUID=XXXX (extents) (large files)
i want to extract some file from it, how?
or XXX.subimg.tgz file
first gunzip it, get subimg file, then as image file.
linux filesystems
asked Sep 1 '14 at 6:11
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i have a XXX.img file.
system.img: Linux rev 1.0 ext4 filesystem data, UUID=XXXX (extents) (large files)
i want to extract some file from it, how?
or XXX.subimg.tgz file
first gunzip it, get subimg file, then as image file.
linux filesystems
asked Sep 1 '14 at 6:11
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
Mount it as aloopbackfilesystem.
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:13
oops, how fool am i! i'm not notice img file and iso file are same.Thanks!
– liuyang1
Sep 1 '14 at 6:18
Sometimes we all need more coffee ;-)
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:21
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i have a XXX.img file.
system.img: Linux rev 1.0 ext4 filesystem data, UUID=XXXX (extents) (large files)
i want to extract some file from it, how?
or XXX.subimg.tgz file
first gunzip it, get subimg file, then as image file.
linux filesystems
asked Sep 1 '14 at 6:11
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
i have a XXX.img file.
system.img: Linux rev 1.0 ext4 filesystem data, UUID=XXXX (extents) (large files)
i want to extract some file from it, how?
or XXX.subimg.tgz file
first gunzip it, get subimg file, then as image file.
linux filesystems
linux filesystems
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Mount it as aloopbackfilesystem.
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:13
oops, how fool am i! i'm not notice img file and iso file are same.Thanks!
– liuyang1
Sep 1 '14 at 6:18
Sometimes we all need more coffee ;-)
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:21
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Mount it as aloopbackfilesystem.
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:13
oops, how fool am i! i'm not notice img file and iso file are same.Thanks!
– liuyang1
Sep 1 '14 at 6:18
Sometimes we all need more coffee ;-)
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:21
Mount it as a
loopback filesystem.– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:13
Mount it as a
loopback filesystem.– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:13
oops, how fool am i! i'm not notice img file and iso file are same.Thanks!
– liuyang1
Sep 1 '14 at 6:18
oops, how fool am i! i'm not notice img file and iso file are same.Thanks!
– liuyang1
Sep 1 '14 at 6:18
Sometimes we all need more coffee ;-)
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:21
Sometimes we all need more coffee ;-)
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:21
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mount -o loop [imgfilename] [path to mount]
just like iso file.
answered Sep 1 '14 at 8:56
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
And if I cannot mount? (I'm on a KVM VPS, mount is not possibile at all)
– realtebo
Jan 30 '17 at 15:39
If you cannot mount, you can use extfstools
– Frederik Carlier
Nov 15 '18 at 14:21
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mkdir -p /mnt/rootfs
mkdir -p /mnt/disk
mount -o loop rootfs.ext4 /mnt/rootfs
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/disk
cp -r /mnt/rootfs/* /mnt/disk
umount /mnt/rootfs
answered Aug 30 '18 at 7:28
Gopi ShankarGopi Shankar
298
1
An explanation, why this solves the problem of the OP, would greatly improve this answer.
– Mr. T
Aug 30 '18 at 7:45
1
While your code may correct as answer But Elaborating what your code does, It can improve the quality of your answer. Checkout the Article : [ How do I write a good answer? ](stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer)
– LuFFy
Aug 30 '18 at 8:28
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If you cannot mount (because you don't have root privileges), you can extract the ext4 filesystem data in userspace using extfstools.
To install it, run:
git clone https://github.com/qmfrederik/extfstools
cd extfstools
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
To extract all files from XXX.img to savedir:
ext2rd XXX.img ./:savedir
answered Nov 15 '18 at 14:20
Frederik CarlierFrederik Carlier
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mount -o loop [imgfilename] [path to mount]
just like iso file.
answered Sep 1 '14 at 8:56
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
And if I cannot mount? (I'm on a KVM VPS, mount is not possibile at all)
– realtebo
Jan 30 '17 at 15:39
If you cannot mount, you can use extfstools
– Frederik Carlier
Nov 15 '18 at 14:21
add a comment |
3
mount -o loop [imgfilename] [path to mount]
just like iso file.
answered Sep 1 '14 at 8:56
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
And if I cannot mount? (I'm on a KVM VPS, mount is not possibile at all)
– realtebo
Jan 30 '17 at 15:39
If you cannot mount, you can use extfstools
– Frederik Carlier
Nov 15 '18 at 14:21
add a comment |
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mount -o loop [imgfilename] [path to mount]
just like iso file.
answered Sep 1 '14 at 8:56
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
mount -o loop [imgfilename] [path to mount]
just like iso file.
answered Sep 1 '14 at 8:56
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
answered Sep 1 '14 at 8:56
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
answered Sep 1 '14 at 8:56
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
answered Sep 1 '14 at 8:56
liuyang1liuyang1
1,0301120
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And if I cannot mount? (I'm on a KVM VPS, mount is not possibile at all)
– realtebo
Jan 30 '17 at 15:39
If you cannot mount, you can use extfstools
– Frederik Carlier
Nov 15 '18 at 14:21
add a comment |
And if I cannot mount? (I'm on a KVM VPS, mount is not possibile at all)
– realtebo
Jan 30 '17 at 15:39
If you cannot mount, you can use extfstools
– Frederik Carlier
Nov 15 '18 at 14:21
And if I cannot mount? (I'm on a KVM VPS, mount is not possibile at all)
– realtebo
Jan 30 '17 at 15:39
And if I cannot mount? (I'm on a KVM VPS, mount is not possibile at all)
– realtebo
Jan 30 '17 at 15:39
If you cannot mount, you can use extfstools
– Frederik Carlier
Nov 15 '18 at 14:21
If you cannot mount, you can use extfstools
– Frederik Carlier
Nov 15 '18 at 14:21
add a comment |
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mkdir -p /mnt/rootfs
mkdir -p /mnt/disk
mount -o loop rootfs.ext4 /mnt/rootfs
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/disk
cp -r /mnt/rootfs/* /mnt/disk
umount /mnt/rootfs
answered Aug 30 '18 at 7:28
Gopi ShankarGopi Shankar
298
1
An explanation, why this solves the problem of the OP, would greatly improve this answer.
– Mr. T
Aug 30 '18 at 7:45
1
While your code may correct as answer But Elaborating what your code does, It can improve the quality of your answer. Checkout the Article : [ How do I write a good answer? ](stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer)
– LuFFy
Aug 30 '18 at 8:28
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mkdir -p /mnt/rootfs
mkdir -p /mnt/disk
mount -o loop rootfs.ext4 /mnt/rootfs
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/disk
cp -r /mnt/rootfs/* /mnt/disk
umount /mnt/rootfs
answered Aug 30 '18 at 7:28
Gopi ShankarGopi Shankar
298
1
An explanation, why this solves the problem of the OP, would greatly improve this answer.
– Mr. T
Aug 30 '18 at 7:45
1
While your code may correct as answer But Elaborating what your code does, It can improve the quality of your answer. Checkout the Article : [ How do I write a good answer? ](stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer)
– LuFFy
Aug 30 '18 at 8:28
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mkdir -p /mnt/rootfs
mkdir -p /mnt/disk
mount -o loop rootfs.ext4 /mnt/rootfs
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/disk
cp -r /mnt/rootfs/* /mnt/disk
umount /mnt/rootfs
answered Aug 30 '18 at 7:28
Gopi ShankarGopi Shankar
298
mkdir -p /mnt/rootfs
mkdir -p /mnt/disk
mount -o loop rootfs.ext4 /mnt/rootfs
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/disk
cp -r /mnt/rootfs/* /mnt/disk
umount /mnt/rootfs
answered Aug 30 '18 at 7:28
Gopi ShankarGopi Shankar
298
answered Aug 30 '18 at 7:28
Gopi ShankarGopi Shankar
298
answered Aug 30 '18 at 7:28
Gopi ShankarGopi Shankar
298
answered Aug 30 '18 at 7:28
Gopi ShankarGopi Shankar
298
298
1
An explanation, why this solves the problem of the OP, would greatly improve this answer.
– Mr. T
Aug 30 '18 at 7:45
1
While your code may correct as answer But Elaborating what your code does, It can improve the quality of your answer. Checkout the Article : [ How do I write a good answer? ](stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer)
– LuFFy
Aug 30 '18 at 8:28
add a comment |
1
An explanation, why this solves the problem of the OP, would greatly improve this answer.
– Mr. T
Aug 30 '18 at 7:45
1
While your code may correct as answer But Elaborating what your code does, It can improve the quality of your answer. Checkout the Article : [ How do I write a good answer? ](stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer)
– LuFFy
Aug 30 '18 at 8:28
1
1
An explanation, why this solves the problem of the OP, would greatly improve this answer.
– Mr. T
Aug 30 '18 at 7:45
An explanation, why this solves the problem of the OP, would greatly improve this answer.
– Mr. T
Aug 30 '18 at 7:45
1
1
While your code may correct as answer But Elaborating what your code does, It can improve the quality of your answer. Checkout the Article : [ How do I write a good answer? ](stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer)
– LuFFy
Aug 30 '18 at 8:28
While your code may correct as answer But Elaborating what your code does, It can improve the quality of your answer. Checkout the Article : [ How do I write a good answer? ](stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer)
– LuFFy
Aug 30 '18 at 8:28
add a comment |
0
If you cannot mount (because you don't have root privileges), you can extract the ext4 filesystem data in userspace using extfstools.
To install it, run:
git clone https://github.com/qmfrederik/extfstools
cd extfstools
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
To extract all files from XXX.img to savedir:
ext2rd XXX.img ./:savedir
answered Nov 15 '18 at 14:20
Frederik CarlierFrederik Carlier
1,3261514
add a comment |
0
If you cannot mount (because you don't have root privileges), you can extract the ext4 filesystem data in userspace using extfstools.
To install it, run:
git clone https://github.com/qmfrederik/extfstools
cd extfstools
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
To extract all files from XXX.img to savedir:
ext2rd XXX.img ./:savedir
answered Nov 15 '18 at 14:20
Frederik CarlierFrederik Carlier
1,3261514
add a comment |
0
0
0
If you cannot mount (because you don't have root privileges), you can extract the ext4 filesystem data in userspace using extfstools.
To install it, run:
git clone https://github.com/qmfrederik/extfstools
cd extfstools
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
To extract all files from XXX.img to savedir:
ext2rd XXX.img ./:savedir
answered Nov 15 '18 at 14:20
Frederik CarlierFrederik Carlier
1,3261514
If you cannot mount (because you don't have root privileges), you can extract the ext4 filesystem data in userspace using extfstools.
To install it, run:
git clone https://github.com/qmfrederik/extfstools
cd extfstools
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
To extract all files from XXX.img to savedir:
ext2rd XXX.img ./:savedir
answered Nov 15 '18 at 14:20
Frederik CarlierFrederik Carlier
1,3261514
answered Nov 15 '18 at 14:20
Frederik CarlierFrederik Carlier
1,3261514
answered Nov 15 '18 at 14:20
Frederik CarlierFrederik Carlier
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Mount it as a
loopbackfilesystem.– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:13
oops, how fool am i! i'm not notice img file and iso file are same.Thanks!
– liuyang1
Sep 1 '14 at 6:18
Sometimes we all need more coffee ;-)
– Mark Setchell
Sep 1 '14 at 6:21