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clean up and add a fair bit of text. document -f (and the fact that it's

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.\" $NetBSD: fsck_msdos.8,v 1.3 1996/09/24 13:17:19 ws Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: fsck_msdos.8,v 1.4 1996/10/17 20:41:24 cgd Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (C) 1995 Wolfgang Solfrank
.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Martin Husemann
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm fsck_msdos
.Fl p
.Op Fl f
.Ar filesystem
.Ar ...
.Nm fsck_msdos
.Op Fl y
.Op Fl n
.Op Fl fny
.Ar filesystem
.Ar ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Pp
The
.Nm
utility verifies and repairs
.Tn FAT
filesystems (more commonly known
as
.Tn DOS
filesystems).
.Pp
The first form of
.Nm
preens the specified filesystems.
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run from
.Pa /etc/rc
during automatic reboot, when a FAT filesystem is detected.
When preening file systems,
.Nm
will fix common inconsistencies non-interactively. If
more serious problems are found,
.Nm
does not try to fix them, indicates that it was not
successful, and exits.
.Pp
.Nm fsck_msdos
verifies a FAT filesystem (more commonly known as DOS filesystem) and tries
to recover it from inconsistencies.
The second form of
.Nm
checks the specified file systems and tries to repair all
detected inconsistencies, requesting confirmation before
making any changes.
.Pp
Options are:
The options are as follows:
.Bl -hang -offset indent
.It Em -y
assume yes as answer to all questions.
.It Em -n
assume no as answer to all questions.
.It Em -p
preen filesystems.
.It Fl f
This option is ignored by
.Nm fsck_msdos ,
and is present only for compatibility with programs that
check other file system types for consistency, such as
.Xr fsck_ffs 8 .
.It Fl n
Causes
.Nm
to assume no as the answer to all operator
questions, except
.Dq CONTINUE? .
.It Fl p
Preen the specified filesystems.
.It Fl y
Causes
.Nm
to assume yes as the answer to all operator questions.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr fsck 8 ,
.Xr fsck_ffs 8 ,
.Xr mount_msdos 8
.Sh BUGS
.Nm fsck_msdos
.Nm Fsck_msdos
is still under construction.