Linux Command Encyclopedia disk maintenance: Badblocks

Function Description: Check the damaged block in the disk appliance.

Grammar: badblocks&http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/37954.html ">NBSP;" [-SVW] [B < block size] [-o < output FILE] [Disk Appliance] [Disk block Count] [Starting block]

Supplementary Note: The instructions must be executed to specify the disk device to be inspected and the number of disk blocks for the appliance.

Parameters：
-b< Chunk Size > Specifies the chunk size of the disk in bytes.
-o< output File > Writes the results of the check to the specified output file.
-S displays progress while checking.
-V displays detailed information when executing.
-W performs a write test while checking.
[Disk Appliance] Specifies the disk appliance to check.
[Number of disk blocks] Specifies the total number of blocks for the disk appliance.
[Start Block] Specifies which block to start checking from.