Fsck - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference Manual

Appendix B Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Switch Boot Loader Commands

fsck

Use the fsck boot loader command to check the file system for consistency.
Syntax Description
-test
-f
filesystem:
Defaults
No file system check is performed.
Command Modes Boot loader
Command History Release
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Usage Guidelines
To stop an in-progress file system consistency check, disconnect the switch power and then reconnect
the power.
Examples This example shows how to perform an extensive file system check on flash memory:
switch: fsck -test flash:
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fsck [-test | -f] filesystem:
(Optional) Initialize the file system code and perform extra POST on flash memory.
An extensive, nondestructive memory test is performed on every byte that makes up
the file system.
(Optional) Initialize the file system code and perform a fast file consistency check.
Cyclic redundancy checks (CRCs) in the flashfs sectors are not checked.
Alias for a flash file system. Use flash: for the system board flash device.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
fsck
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