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/usr/bin/skdump

ATA S.M.A.R.T. Reading and Parsing Library

From libatasmart 0.19-r46 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running skdump --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: skdump [PARAMETERS] DEVICE
Reads ATA SMART data from a device and parses it.

	--overall        	Show overall status
	--status         	Show SMART status
	--can-smart      	Show whether SMART is supported
	--power-on       	Print power on time in ms
	--power-cycle    	Print number of power cycles
	--bad            	Print bad sector count
	--temperature    	Print drive temperature in mKelvin
	--save[=FILENAME]	Save raw data to file/STDOUT
	--load[=FILENAME]	Read data from a file/STDIN instead of device
	-h | --help      	Show this help
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
--overallShow overall statushelp
--statusShow SMART statushelp
--can-smartShow whether SMART is supportedhelp
--power-onPrint power on time in mshelp
--power-cyclePrint number of power cycleshelp
--badPrint bad sector counthelp
--temperaturePrint drive temperature in mKelvinhelp
--save FILENAMESave raw data to file/STDOUThelp
--load FILENAMERead data from a file/STDIN instead of devicehelp
-h, --helpShow this helphelp

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