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Remotely manage, and protect laptops and mobile devices.

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Automate tasks across devices, from app installs to scripts.

Software management

Software management

Inventory, patch, and manage installed software.

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Fleet uses osquery tables to query operating system, hardware, and software data. Each table provides specific data for analysis and filtering.

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Interactive filesystem attributes and metadata.

Column Type Description
atime bigint Last access time
attributes text File attrib string. See: https://ss64.com/nt/attrib.html
Only available on Windows
block_size integer Block size of filesystem
bsd_flags text The BSD file flags (chflags). Possible values: NODUMP, UF_IMMUTABLE, UF_APPEND, OPAQUE, HIDDEN, ARCHIVED, SF_IMMUTABLE, SF_APPEND
Only available on macOS
btime bigint (B)irth or (cr)eate time
ctime bigint Last status change time
device bigint Device ID (optional)
directory text Directory of file(s)
Required in WHERE clause
file_id text file ID
Only available on Windows
file_version text File version
Only available on Windows
filename text Name portion of file path
gid bigint Owning group ID
hard_links integer Number of hard links
inode bigint Filesystem inode number
mode text Permission bits
mount_namespace_id text Mount namespace id
Only available on Linux
mtime bigint Last modification time
original_filename text (Executable files only) Original filename
Only available on Windows
path text Absolute file path
Required in WHERE clause
pid_with_namespace integer Pids that contain a namespace
Only available on Linux
product_version text File product version
Only available on Windows
shortcut_comment text Comment on the shortcut
Not returned in SELECT * FROM file.
Only available on windows, win32, and cygwin
shortcut_run text Window mode the target of the shortcut should be run in
Not returned in SELECT * FROM file.
Only available on windows, win32, and cygwin
shortcut_start_in text Full path to the working directory to use when executing the shortcut target
Not returned in SELECT * FROM file.
Only available on windows, win32, and cygwin
shortcut_target_location text Folder name where the shortcut target resides
Not returned in SELECT * FROM file.
Only available on windows, win32, and cygwin
shortcut_target_path text Full path to the file the shortcut points to
Not returned in SELECT * FROM file.
Only available on windows, win32, and cygwin
shortcut_target_type text Display name for the target type
Not returned in SELECT * FROM file.
Only available on windows, win32, and cygwin
size bigint Size of file in bytes
symlink integer 1 if the path is a symlink, otherwise 0
symlink_target_path text Full path of the symlink target if any
type text File status
uid bigint Owning user ID
volume_serial text Volume serial number
Only available on Windows

Example

List zip files in the downloads folder as well as their associated sha256 hash.

SELECT f.path, h.sha256 FROM file f JOIN hash h ON f.path = h.path WHERE f.path LIKE '/Users/%/Downloads/%%.zip';
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