Linux fstrim Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use fstrim commmand in Linux. fstrim command is fstrim - discard unused blocks on a mounted filesystem
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What is Linux fstrim Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use fstrim command in Linux. fstrim command is fstrim - discard unused blocks on a mounted filesystem

fstrim Syntax

       fstrim [-Aa] [-o offset] [-l length] [-m minimum-size] [-v] mountpoint

fstrim Examples

fstrim Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of fstrim command.

fstrim command also have --help option to show list of options.

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

man fstrim

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

info fstrim

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

fstrim --help

Linux fstrim Command Source Code

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

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

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