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The Sleuth Kit

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Sleuth Kit

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Also known as: TSK, sleuthkit

Last updated August 9, 2026

Definition

The Sleuth Kit (TSK) is a collection of command-line forensic tools for analyzing disk images and file-system structures that Autopsy builds on.

Real-World Example

Using fls and icat from The Sleuth Kit to list and extract files from an image by inode.

References

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