fsck_ufs — File-System Consistency Check and Interactive Repair

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/fsck -F ufs [generic-options][special...]
/usr/sbin/fsck -F ufs [generic-options][-o specific-options][special...]

Description

Use the fsck_ufs command to audit and interactively repair inconsistent conditions on UFS file systems. You can specify the file system to be checked by giving the name of the block or character special device or by giving the name of its mount point if a matching entry exists in /etc/vfstab.

The special parameter represents the character special device, for example, /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s7, on which the file system resides. You should use the character special device, not the block special device. The fsck command does not work on a block ...

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