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FSCK_MSDOS(8) BSD System Manager's Manual FSCK_MSDOS(8)
NAME
fsck_msdos -- DOS/Windows (FAT) file system consistency check
SYNOPSIS
fsck_msdos -q special ...
fsck_msdos -p [-f] special ...
fsck_msdos [-fny] special ...
DESCRIPTION
The fsck_msdos utility verifies and repairs FAT file systems (more commonly known as DOS file systems).
The first form of fsck_msdos quickly checks the specified file systems to determine whether they were
cleanly unmounted.
The second form of fsck_msdos preens the specified file systems. It is normally started by fsck(8) run
from /etc/rc.boot during automatic reboot, when a FAT file system is detected. When preening file sys-tems, systems,
tems, fsck_msdos will fix common inconsistencies non-interactively. If more serious problems are
found, fsck_msdos does not try to fix them, indicates that it was not successful, and exits.
The third form of fsck_msdos checks the specified file systems and tries to repair all detected incon-sistencies, inconsistencies,
sistencies, requesting confirmation before making any changes. The default behavior is to always ask
for confirmation of each change. Use the -n or -y options to override this default behavior.
The options are as follows:
-q Causes fsck_msdos to quickly check whether the volume was unmounted cleanly. If the vol-ume volume
ume was unmounted cleanly, then the exit status is 0. If the volume was not unmounted
cleanly, then the exit status will be non-zero. In either case, a message is printed to
standard output describing whether the volume was clean or dirty.
-f This option is ignored by fsck_msdos and is present only for compatibility with programs
that check other file system types for consistency.
-n Causes fsck_msdos to assume no as the answer to all operator questions, except
``CONTINUE?''.
-p Preen the specified file systems.
-y Causes fsck_msdos to assume yes as the answer to all operator questions.
SEE ALSO
fsck(8)
BUGS
fsck_msdos is still under construction.
NetBSD 1.1 August 13, 1995 NetBSD 1.1
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