Cisco Catalyst 2950

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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Appendix B Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Switch Boot Loader Commands
fsck
fsck
Use the fsck boot loader command to check the file system for consistency.
fsck [-test | -f] filesystem:
Syntax Description
Defaults No file system check is performed.
Command Modes Boot loader
Command History
Usage Guidelines To stop an in-progress file system consistency check, disconnect the switch power and then reconnect
the power.
Examples This example shows how to perform an extensive file system check on flash memory:
switch: fsck -test flash:
-test (Optional) Initialize the file system code and perform extra POST on flash memory.
An extensive, nondestructive memory test is performed on every byte that makes up
the file system.
-f (Optional) Initialize the file system code and perform a fast file consistency check.
Cyclic redundancy checks (CRCs) in the flashfs sectors are not checked.
filesystem: Alias for a flash file system. Use flash: for the system board flash device.
Release Modification
12.1(11)YJ This command was introduced.