37 lines
1003 B
Groff
37 lines
1003 B
Groff
.TH READALL 1
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.SH NAME
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readall \- read a device quickly to check for bad blocks
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBreadall\fR [\fB\-bt\fR] \fIfile\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-b" "Produce shell script on \fIstdout\fR that calls \fIbadblocks\fR"
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.FL "\-t" "Just print device size"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "readall /dev/hd0" "Read all of \fI/dev/hd0\fR"
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.EX "readall -b /dev/hd1 >s" "Generate shell script on \fIs\fR"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\fIReadall\fR reads all of the named device in large chunks.
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It reports about blocks that it cannot read.
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Unlike \fIdiskcheck\fR, it does not attempt to write on
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the disk, making it safer to use when one is worried about a sick system.
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When the \fB\-b\fR flag is given, the output is a shell script that
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calls the \fIbadblocks\fR program to marked all the bad blocks.
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Whenever installing
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\s-2MINIX\s+2,
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it is wise to run \fIreadall\fR with the \fB\-b\fR flag first on all
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the hard disks.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR badblocks (8).
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