# Analyzing a media dump

This operation will analyze a media dump and if the format is recognized (and you choose so), it will search
for [supported partitioning schemes](../faq/partitions.md)
and [supported filesystems](../faq/filesystems.md) on the dump, showing information about them.

## Command usage

```bash
Aaru -d [true/false] -v [true/false] image analyze -h [true/false] -e [encoding] -f [true/false] -p [true/false] <image-path>
```

`-d, --debug [true/false]` shows debug output *(default false)*  
`-v, --verbose [true/false]` shows verbose output *(default false)*  
`-h, --help [true/false]` shows help screen for the command instead of running it, ignores all other switches *(default false)*  
`-e, --encoding [encoding]` sets which encoding is used by the contents of the media dump *(default varies by filesystem)*  
`-f, --filesystems [true/false]` searches and interprets filesystems *(default true)*  
`-p, --partitions [true/false]` searches and interprets partitions *(default true)*

## Example

```bash
Aaru image analyze mydisc.cue
```

## Operating system support

| FreeBSD | macOS | Linux | Windows |
| ------- | ----- | ----- | ------- |
| Yes     | Yes   | Yes   | Yes     |