Adds --list-children arg

Author: lhaagsma

acquire/acquire.py

@@ -2251,6 +2251,12 @@ def main() -> None:
                 target_name = target.name
                 log.info("Loading target %s", target_name)
                 log.info(target)
+                # Check if we are just listing children and not collecting
+                if args.list_children:
+                    log.info(f"Listing children on Target: %s", target.name)
+                    for index, child in enumerate(target.list_children()):
+                        log.info(f"- Found child #%s: type=%s, path=%s", index, child.type, child.path)
+                    exit_success(args.config.get("arguments"))
                 if target.os == "esxi" and target.name == "local":
                     # Loader found that we are running on an esxi host
                     # Perform operations to "enhance" memory

acquire/utils.py

@@ -130,7 +130,13 @@ def create_argument_parser(profiles: dict, volatile: dict, modules: dict) -> arg
 
     parser.add_argument("--disable-report", action="store_true", help="disable acquisition report file")
 
-    parser.add_argument("--child", help="only collect specific child")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--list-children",
+        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
+        help="list all children by index and path - does not collect anything",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument("--child", help="only collect specific child based on index or path, see --list-children")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--children",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,