FSCK.MINIX(8)                System Administration               FSCK.MINIX(8)

NAME
       fsck.minix - check consistency of Minix filesystem

SYNOPSIS
       fsck.minix [options] device

DESCRIPTION
       fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX filesystem.

       The program assumes the filesystem is quiescent. fsck.minix should not
       be used on a mounted device unless you can be sure nobody is writing to
       it. Remember that the kernel can write to device when it searches for
       files.

       The device name will usually have the following form:

          +---------------+-------------+
          |/dev/hda[1-63] | IDE disk 1  |
          +---------------+-------------+
          |/dev/hdb[1-63] | IDE disk 2  |
          +---------------+-------------+
          |/dev/sda[1-15] | SCSI disk 1 |
          +---------------+-------------+
          |/dev/sdb[1-15] | SCSI disk 2 |
          +---------------+-------------+

       If the filesystem was changed, i.e., repaired, then fsck.minix will
       print "FILE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED" and will sync(2) three times
       before exiting. There is no need to reboot after check.

WARNING
       fsck.minix should not be used on a mounted filesystem. Using fsck.minix
       on a mounted filesystem is very dangerous, due to the possibility that
       deleted files are still in use, and can seriously damage a perfectly
       good filesystem! If you absolutely have to run fsck.minix on a mounted
       filesystem, such as the root filesystem, make sure nothing is writing
       to the disk, and that no files are "zombies" waiting for deletion.

OPTIONS
       -l, --list
           List all filenames.

       -r, --repair
           Perform interactive repairs.

       -a, --auto
           Perform automatic repairs. This option implies --repair and serves
           to answer all of the questions asked with the default. Note that
           this can be extremely dangerous in the case of extensive filesystem
           damage.

       -v, --verbose
           Be verbose.

       -s, --super
           Output super-block information.

       -m, --uncleared
           Activate MINIX-like "mode not cleared" warnings.

       -f, --force
           Force a filesystem check even if the filesystem was marked as
           valid. Marking is done by the kernel when the filesystem is
           unmounted.

       -h, --help
           Display help text and exit.

       -V, --version
           Print version and exit.

DIAGNOSTICS
       There are numerous diagnostic messages. The ones mentioned here are the
       most commonly seen in normal usage.

       If the device does not exist, fsck.minix will print "unable to read
       super block". If the device exists, but is not a MINIX filesystem,
       fsck.minix will print "bad magic number in super-block".

EXIT STATUS
       The exit status returned by fsck.minix is the sum of the following:

       0
           No errors

       3
           Filesystem errors corrected, system should be rebooted if
           filesystem was mounted

       4
           Filesystem errors left uncorrected

       7
           Combination of exit statuses 3 and 4

       8
           Operational error

       16
           Usage or syntax error

AUTHORS
       Linus Torvalds <torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi>.  Exit status values by Rik
       Faith <faith@cs.unc.edu> Added support for filesystem valid flag: Dr.
       Wettstein <greg%wind.uucp@plains.nodak.edu>.  Check to prevent fsck of
       mounted filesystem added by Daniel Quinlan <quinlan@yggdrasil.com>.
       Minix v2 fs support by Andreas Schwab
       <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>, updated by Nicolai Langfeldt
       <janl@math.uio.no>.  Portability patch by Russell King
       <rmk@ecs.soton.ac.uk>.

SEE ALSO
       fsck(8), fsck.ext2(8), mkfs(8), mkfs.ext2(8), mkfs.minix(8), reboot(8)

REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at
       <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

AVAILABILITY
       The fsck.minix command is part of the util-linux package which can be
       downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
       <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

util-linux 2.40                   2024-04-01                     FSCK.MINIX(8)