A freeware Linux program for testing file read speed and media readability.


This program was inspired by readfile.exe from Winimage.

usage: nctvc [OPTION]... PATH_OR_FILE... (filename wildcard is accepted)
  -h,-?    help
  -v    version
  -b 5k    Bufer size: -b 64k or -b 2M (integer with k,M,G and T suffix)
  -e    Show Errors only
  -g    display some debug info
  -p    Display File reading percentage progress, very slow under Windows
  -r    Recursive, search also in subfolders
  -s    Minimal file size (or -S -64k with negative number)
  -S    Maximal file size
  -np    do Not display current Path
  -fp    Show Full Path of each file
  -mf    File mask: -mf "*" or -mf *.mp3
  -md    Directory mask: -md "*" or -md log*
  -x 99    Maximun number of files processed,
    program will stop after amount of files read: -x 100
Press CTRL+C to end program anytime.
Read time (second column) is show in form: hh:mm:ss or mm:ss.mili or ss.mili

Warning:
Enclose parameter with wildcards to double quotes: "/mnt/virtual/m*.vdi".
When target is a device or /dev folder, it is recommended to have sufficient privileges to it.

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nctvc-aarch64
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Last modified: Tue. 6th January, 2026 - 05:18:19
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nctvc-x86_64
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Last modified: Sun. 18th January, 2026 - 10:54:49
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