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Everything about Fsck
System tool for checking the consistency of a file system
The system utility fsck is a tool for checking the consistency of a file system in Unix and Unix-like operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. The equivalent programs for MS-DOS and Windows are CHKDSK, SFC, and SCANDISK. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: FsckA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The UNIX operating systemThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Effects of total pressure on non-grey gas radiation transfer in oxy-fuel combustion using the LBL, SNB, SNBCK, WSGG, and FSCK methodsCited 81 times
- Go sideways: Data scrubbingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: MkfsA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
Noun A *nix file system check to detect damage to, or corruption of, files or filesystem structures.
Verb To run fsck on; to perform a fsck on.
Interjection Fuck.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Effects of total pressure on non-grey gas radiation transfer in oxy-fuel combustion using the LBL, SNB, SNBCK, WSGG, and FSCK methods
Radiative heat transfer simulation of inhomogeneous and non-gray medium based on FSCK and NCMCM
Effects of quadrature node distribution and reference thermodynamic state on FSCK accuracy in sooting flames over a wide pressure range
đź“š Books worth reading
The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983
SUSE Linux user guide · 1997
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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