Well, I have another not-too-profound Linux inquiry - this time about configuring tune2fs (yes, this is for an older ext2 filesystem). I have a hard drive that's acting a bit punchy, and I'd like for the filesystem integrity to be checked quite a bit more frequently than usual: say, every 5 boots or so. It was indicated to me that tune2fs is the utility to use for this. Looking over the man page has not exactly been helpful though. >From it, I've understood that the option "-c" is the one I'm probably after. I think there should probably be some numerical value following "-c" (with an intervening space). But my attempt to get it working seems to be unsuccessful: nothing gives me any indication that the setting I'm trying to get tune2fs to use is taking. To the contrary, when I type what seems to me the correct command sequence (tune2fs -c 5), I get a sort of mini-help menu. In other cases using Linux, this has been the machine's/coder's indication that something was not done right, and the way they want to let you know is by providing some help, apparently under the assumption that the mini help menu is going to address your confusion. It hasn't addressed mine so far: I may be denser than the average lot, though. In any case, the manpage, unlike other, more thoughtful manpages, doesn't give any examples. For these reasons, I'm sort of at a loss. Can someone chip in with some helpful suggestions? E.g., how can I know that tune2fs has "taken" the settings I'm trying to enter? If it's not, how can I determine what I'm doing wrong? Are there other applications or utilities besides tune2fs that can do what I want, and if so, what are they?
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