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badblocks:ai:d20b7

Scan for bad blocks on the specified disk (/dev/sdX)
$ badblocks -v /dev/sdX
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Scan for bad blocks on the specified disk (/dev/sdX)

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:

  • check disk for bad blocks?
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