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diff --git a/disk-utils/fsck.minix.8.adoc b/disk-utils/fsck.minix.8.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..37baace --- /dev/null +++ b/disk-utils/fsck.minix.8.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +//po4a: entry man manual +//// +Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) +May be freely distributed. +//// += fsck.minix(8) +:doctype: manpage +:man manual: System Administration +:man source: util-linux {release-version} +:page-layout: base +:command: fsck.minix + +== NAME + +fsck.minix - check consistency of Minix filesystem + +== SYNOPSIS + +*fsck.minix* [options] _device_ + +== DESCRIPTION + +*fsck.minix* performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX filesystem. + +The program assumes the filesystem is quiescent. *fsck.minix* should not be used on a mounted device unless you can be sure nobody is writing to it. Remember that the kernel can write to device when it searches for files. + +The _device_ name will usually have the following form: + +____ +[cols=",",] +|=== +|/dev/hda[1-63] |IDE disk 1 +|/dev/hdb[1-63] |IDE disk 2 +|/dev/sda[1-15] |SCSI disk 1 +|/dev/sdb[1-15] |SCSI disk 2 +|=== +____ + +If the filesystem was changed, i.e., repaired, then *fsck.minix* will print "FILE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED" and will *sync*(2) three times before exiting. There is _no_ need to reboot after check. + +== WARNING + +*fsck.minix* should *not* be used on a mounted filesystem. Using *fsck.minix* on a mounted filesystem is very dangerous, due to the possibility that deleted files are still in use, and can seriously damage a perfectly good filesystem! If you absolutely have to run *fsck.minix* on a mounted filesystem, such as the root filesystem, make sure nothing is writing to the disk, and that no files are "zombies" waiting for deletion. + +== OPTIONS + +*-l*, *--list*:: +List all filenames. + +*-r*, *--repair*:: +Perform interactive repairs. + +*-a*, *--auto*:: +Perform automatic repairs. This option implies *--repair* and serves to answer all of the questions asked with the default. Note that this can be extremely dangerous in the case of extensive filesystem damage. + +*-v*, *--verbose*:: +Be verbose. + +*-s*, *--super*:: +Output super-block information. + +*-m*, *--uncleared*:: +Activate MINIX-like "mode not cleared" warnings. + +*-f*, *--force*:: +Force a filesystem check even if the filesystem was marked as valid. Marking is done by the kernel when the filesystem is unmounted. + +include::man-common/help-version.adoc[] + +== DIAGNOSTICS + +There are numerous diagnostic messages. The ones mentioned here are the most commonly seen in normal usage. + +If the device does not exist, *fsck.minix* will print "unable to read super block". If the device exists, but is not a MINIX filesystem, *fsck.minix* will print "bad magic number in super-block". + +== EXIT STATUS + +The exit status returned by *fsck.minix* is the sum of the following: + +*0*:: +No errors +*3*:: +Filesystem errors corrected, system should be rebooted if filesystem was mounted +*4*:: +Filesystem errors left uncorrected +*7*:: +Combination of exit statuses 3 and 4 +*8*:: +Operational error +*16*:: +Usage or syntax error + + +== AUTHORS + +mailto:torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi[Linus Torvalds]. Exit status values by mailto:faith@cs.unc.edu[Rik Faith] Added support for filesystem valid flag: mailto:greg%wind.uucp@plains.nodak.edu[Dr. Wettstein]. Check to prevent fsck of mounted filesystem added by mailto:quinlan@yggdrasil.com[Daniel Quinlan]. Minix v2 fs support by mailto:schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de[Andreas Schwab], updated by mailto:janl@math.uio.no[Nicolai Langfeldt]. Portability patch by mailto:rmk@ecs.soton.ac.uk[Russell King]. + +== SEE ALSO + +*fsck*(8), +*fsck.ext2*(8), +*mkfs*(8), +*mkfs.ext2*(8), +*mkfs.minix*(8), +*reboot*(8) + +include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[] + +include::man-common/footer.adoc[] + +ifdef::translation[] +include::man-common/translation.adoc[] +endif::[] |