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.Dd August 13, 1995
.Dt FSCK_MSDOS 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm fsck_msdos
.Nd DOS/Windows (FAT) filesystem consistency checker
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm fsck_msdos
.Fl p
.Ar filesystem
.Ar ...
.Nm fsck_msdos
.Op Fl y
.Op Fl n
.Ar filesystem
.Ar ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The first form of
.Nm
preens the specified filesystems.
It is normally started by
.Xr fsck 8
run from
.Pa /etc/rc
during automatic reboot, when a FAT filesystem is detected.
.Pp
.Nm fsck_msdos
verifies a FAT filesystem (more commonly known as DOS filesystem) and tries
to recover it from inconsistencies.
.Pp
Options are:
.Bl -hang -offset indent
.It Em -y
assume yes as answer to all questions.
.It Em -n
assume no as answer to all questions.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr fsck 8 ,
.Xr mount_msdos 8
.Sh BUGS
.Nm fsck_msdos
is still under construction.