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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/fsck_msdos/fsck_msdos.8')
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1 files changed, 46 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_msdos/fsck_msdos.8 b/sbin/fsck_msdos/fsck_msdos.8 index d32c49ded12..a61c33b7810 100644 --- a/sbin/fsck_msdos/fsck_msdos.8 +++ b/sbin/fsck_msdos/fsck_msdos.8 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: fsck_msdos.8,v 1.3 1996/10/08 01:20:23 michaels Exp $ -.\" $NetBSD: fsck_msdos.8,v 1.1 1996/05/14 17:39:35 ws Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: fsck_msdos.8,v 1.4 1997/03/02 05:25:55 millert Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: fsck_msdos.8,v 1.4 1996/10/17 20:41:24 cgd Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (C) 1995 Wolfgang Solfrank .\" Copyright (c) 1995 Martin Husemann @@ -41,14 +41,23 @@ .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm fsck_msdos .Fl p +.Op Fl f .Ar filesystem .Ar ... .Nm fsck_msdos -.Op Fl y -.Op Fl n +.Op Fl fny .Ar filesystem .Ar ... .Sh DESCRIPTION +.Pp +The +.Nm +utility verifies and repairs +.Tn FAT +filesystems (more commonly known as +.Tn DOS +filesystems). +.Pp The first form of .Nm preens the specified filesystems. @@ -57,21 +66,45 @@ It is normally started by run from .Pa /etc/rc during automatic reboot, when a FAT filesystem is detected. +When preening file systems, +.Nm +will fix common inconsistencies non-interactively. If +more serious problems are found, +.Nm +does not try to fix them, indicates that it was not +successful, and exits. .Pp -.Nm fsck_msdos -verifies a FAT filesystem (more commonly known as DOS filesystem) and tries -to recover it from inconsistencies. +The second form of +.Nm +checks the specified file systems and tries to repair all +detected inconsistencies, requesting confirmation before +making any changes. .Pp -Options are: +The options are as follows: .Bl -hang -offset indent -.It Em -y -assume yes as answer to all questions. -.It Em -n -assume no as answer to all questions. +.It Fl f +This option is ignored by +.Nm fsck_msdos , +and is present only for compatibility with programs that +check other file system types for consistency, such as +.Xr fsck_ffs 8 . +.It Fl n +Causes +.Nm +to assume no as the answer to all operator +questions, except +.Dq CONTINUE? . +.It Fl p +Preen the specified filesystems. +.It Fl y +Causes +.Nm +to assume yes as the answer to all operator questions. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr fsck 8 , +.Xr fsck_ffs 8 , .Xr mount_msdos 8 .Sh BUGS -.Nm fsck_msdos +.Nm Fsck_msdos is still under construction. |