On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Jul 2015, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > > This novice's reading of man e2fsck makes me think that the command > e2fsck > > -f /dev/sda1 does not do anything, unless "checking a file system" means > > "fixing a file system". In fact, if e2fsck -f does fix things what is > the > > purpose of the -p option? > > Denis, > > According to the man page, -f forces checking the device even when it > appears OK, while the -p option repairs (or 'preens') the filesystem. If > the > system does not recogize it's ill, the -p will not do anything unless -f > forced to check. As the syntax line notes, you can combine these and add > the > -v verbose flag so you see what's going on. That is, e2fsck -fpv /dev/sda1/ > will force a check and repair any breaks that can be safely done without > human intervention. > > Rich > I agree with all you said, but it does not explain the observation that my machine does not exhibit any issues since running e2fsck -f /dev/sda1. (Lacking the -p means do not repair.) Time heals all ills? -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
