Linux fsck Command

What is Linux fsck Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use fsck command in Linux. fsck command is fsck - check and repair a Linux filesystem.

fsck Syntax#

fsck [-lsAVRTMNP] [-r [fd]] [-C [fd]] [-t fstype] [filesystem...] [--] [fs-specific-options]

fsck Examples#

fsck Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of fsck command. fsck command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for fsck command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man fsck

To open info page for fsck command we can use command below.

info fsck

To open help page from fsck command we can run command below.

fsck --help

Linux fsck Command Source Code#

You can find fsck command source code from the folowing repositories:

• fsck source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use fsck in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.