The pedigree described in the question is designed to determine the pattern of inheritance for a specific disease. Let's analyze the pedigree step-by-step:

1. In the pedigree chart, males are represented by squares, and females by circles. Affected individuals are filled, and unaffected are open. Carrier states, if represented, are often shown with half-filled shapes.
2. In X-linked recessive inheritance:
   • Males (with only one X chromosome) will express the disease if they inherit the affected X chromosome.
   • Females (with two X chromosomes) must inherit two affected X chromosomes to express the disease; if they inherit only one, they become carriers.
   • Affected males pass the affected X chromosome to all their daughters (making them carriers if the mother is unaffected) and none to their sons.
3. Check the generations in the pedigree chart:
   • First Generation: One male is affected which suggests that the disease might be X-linked since he could have inherited the X chromosome from a carrier mother.
   • Second Generation: An affected male from an unaffected father points to an X-linked pattern, as he must have received the affected X from his carrier mother.
   • The pattern where no affected sons come from an affected father supports the X-linked recessive inheritance mode.
4. Verify against the options:
   • Autosomal dominant: Not possible, as not all generations show affected offspring from affected parents.
   • X-linked dominant: Unlikely, as affected fathers would pass the disease to all daughters.
   • X-linked recessive: Fits the observed pattern where mainly males are affected, and females are carriers.
   • Autosomal recessive: Unlikely given the skewed gender distribution of affected individuals.

Thus, the correct answer is X-linked recessive.