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- I have uploaded version 1.7 of my generic fsck/mkfs frond-end to
- sunsite.unc.edu and tsx-11.mit.edu. Look for fsutil-1.7.tar.z in
- the usual places. The following is an excerpt from the README.
-
- This is version 1.7 of my generic, front-end for fsck and mkfs. This
- little utility takes the guess-work out of trying to remember the
- often cryptic name for a particular file system-specific utility. In
- most cases, you can simply type 'fsck /dev/xyz' without regard to the
- file system type. Mkfs is similarly supported, but is (IMO) of
- dubious value. When invoked as fsck, it also supports a 'check all'
- option.
-
- Changes from version 1.6 to 1.7
-
- Changed -V option to cause verbose output. Using -V
- more than once results in the same output but inhibits
- execution of fs-specific programs (i.e. debug mode).
-
- Look for file system-specific programs in /etc/fs first,
- then in /etc and finally in the user's PATH. Use this
- to reduce some of the clutter in /etc.
-
- Ignore ISO9660 file systems when checking all systems.
-
- Allow file systems to be specified with either the device
- name or the mount point.
-
- Return meaningful exit codes. See the manual pages for
- details.
-
- David
-