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# fsck

> Check the integrity of a filesystem or repair it. The filesystem should be unmounted at the time the command is run.
> More information: <https://manned.org/fsck>.

- Check filesystem `/dev/sdXN`, reporting any damaged blocks:

`sudo fsck {{/dev/sdXN}}`

- Check filesystem `/dev/sdXN`, reporting any damaged blocks and interactively letting the user choose to repair each one:

`sudo fsck -r {{/dev/sdXN}}`

- Check filesystem `/dev/sdXN`, reporting any damaged blocks and automatically repairing them:

`sudo fsck -a {{/dev/sdXN}}`
