![]() fsck in action on a Linux system. | |
Operating system | Unix and Unix-like |
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Type | Command |
The system utility fsck
(file system consistency check) is a tool for checking the consistency of a file system in Unix and Unix-like operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD.[1] The equivalent programs on MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows are CHKDSK, SFC, and SCANDISK.