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Usage: /usr/bin/badblocks [-b block_size] [-i input_file] [-o output_file] [-svwnfBX]
[-c blocks_at_once] [-d delay_factor_between_reads] [-e max_bad_blocks]
[-p num_passes] [-t test_pattern [-t test_pattern [...]]]
device [last_block [first_block]]
Options (15)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
-b block_size | Specify the size of blocks in bytes. | man |
-c number | is the number of blocks which are tested at a time. | man |
-d read | This parameter, if passed and non-zero, will cause bad blocks to sleep between reads if there were no errors encountered in the read operation; | man |
-e max | Specify a maximum number of bad blocks before aborting the test. | man |
-f | Normally, badblocks will refuse to do a read/write or a non-destructive test on a device which is mounted, since either can cause the system to potentially crash and/or damage the file system even if… | man |
-i input_file | Read a list of already existing known bad blocks. | man |
-n | Use non-destructive read-write mode. | man |
-o output_file | Write the list of bad blocks to the specified file. | man |
-p num_passes | Repeat scanning the disk until there are no new blocks discovered in num_passes consecutive scans of the disk. | man |
-s | Show the progress of the scan by writing out rough percentage completion of the current badblocks pass over the disk. | man |
-t test_pattern | Specify a test pattern to be read (and written) to disk blocks. | man |
-v | Verbose mode. | man |
-w | Use write-mode test. | man |
-B | Use buffered I/O and do not use Direct I/O, even if it is available. | man |
-X | Internal flag only to be used by e2fsck(8) and mke2fs(8). | man |
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