quotacheck:tldr:0a146

quotacheck: Check quotas on a given filesystem, displaying the progress.

quotacheck

$ sudo quotacheck --verbose ${mountpoint}

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This command runs the "quotacheck" utility with the following options:

"sudo": This command is run with superuser privileges. Consequently, it allows the user to execute commands that require administrative access.
"quotacheck": This is a utility that examines the filesystem to gather disk usage information for users and groups. It checks the filesystem for any inconsistencies in user and group quotas.
"--verbose": This option instructs the "quotacheck" utility to provide additional detailed output while scanning the filesystem. It will display information related to the progress of the scan and any inconsistencies found.
"${mountpoint}": This variable represents the mountpoint or the directory path where the filesystem is mounted. The command specifies the mountpoint where the filesystem should be checked for quotas.

Overall, this command is used to run a quota check on a mounted filesystem with the provided mountpoint, displaying detailed progress information. The use of "sudo" ensures that the command has the necessary administrative privileges to act on the filesystem.

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.

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