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foremost

File carving tool that recovers deleted files from disk images based on file headers and footers.

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foremost -i {image-file} -o {output-dir}

🌍 image-file → disk.raw 🌍 output-dir → carved_output

foremost -i {image-file} -o {output-dir}

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 1800s

Capabilities

forensics.file.carving

disk.recovery.deleted

forensics.header.signature

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description	Aliases
`flag-i`	file	Yes	-	Input file or disk image to carve	`-i`, `--input`
`flag-o`	string	Yes	-	Output directory for carved files	`-o`, `--output`
`flag-q`	boolean	No	-	Quiet mode — display only errors	`-q`, `--quiet`
`flag-v`	boolean	No	-	Verbose mode — display detailed progress	`-v`, `--verbose`
`flag-b`	integer	No	512	Block size in bytes (default: 512)	`-b`, `--block-size`
`flag-c`	file	No	-	Configuration file for carving types	`-c`, `--config`
`flag-t`	string	No	-	File types to carve (e.g. jpg,png,pdf)	`-t`, `--type`
`flag-d`	boolean	No	-	Debug mode — print internal operations	`-d`, `--debug`
`flag-s`	integer	No	0	Skip N bytes at the start of the image	`-s`, `--skip`
`flag-k`	boolean	No	-	Keep temporary files after carving	`-k`, `--keep`
`flag-T`	integer	No	-	Timeout in seconds per file type	`-T`, `--timeout`
`flag-V`	boolean	No	-	Display version information	`-V`, `--version`
`flag-h`	boolean	No	-	Display help message	`-h`, `--help`

Artifacts

Type	Description	MIME	Schema	Trust
`forensics.file.carved`	Recovered carved file	application/octet-stream	-	verified
`forensics.report.text`	Carving audit log	text/plain	-	verified

Contract

Inputs

disk.image.file

Path to the disk image or raw device

directory.path

Output directory for carved files

forensics.config.file

Custom configuration file for file types

Outputs

forensics.file.carved

Recovered files organized by type

forensics.report.text

Carving summary and audit log

Side effects: filesystem_writefilesystem_write

Workflow Edges

Produces

forensics.file.carvedforensics.report.text

Consumes

disk.image.filedirectory.pathforensics.config.file

Resource Profile

Resource	Value
CPU	medium
Memory	256 MB
Network	none
Disk I/O	high

Examples

Recover all supported file types from a disk image

foremost -i disk.raw -o carved_output

Recover only JPEG and PNG files

foremost -i disk.raw -o carved_output -t jpg,png

Use custom configuration and block size

foremost -i disk.raw -o carved_output -c custom.conf -b 1024

Skip first 1MB of the image and keep temp files

foremost -i disk.raw -o carved_output -s 1048576 -k

Verbose carving with specific file types

foremost -v -i disk.raw -o carved_output -t pdf,doc,zip

Display help

foremost -h

Documentation

Foremost — File Carving Tool

Foremost recovers deleted files from disk images by matching file headers and footers. It supports a wide range of file types including JPEG, PNG, PDF, ZIP, DOC, and many more through a configurable signature database.