Try `man fsck` to see what is availavable.
The ufs and ext2 (in fact, most UNIX-ish) filesystems are resistant to
fragmentation. Under normal use, you really shouldn't have to
defragment a linux partition.
On Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at 10:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> How to I scan a hard disk, to ensure that there are no bad sectors?
> Also, if
> there a 'defrag' for linux, or is this not necessary?
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