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badblocks:ai:4749a

badblock with progress
$ badblocks -s /dev/sdX
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This command will check for bad blocks on the specified storage device (/dev/sdX) and show progress as it scans.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

Questions that are answered by this command:

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