Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

fsck_msdos

Synopsis

fsck_msdos { -q | -p | [-n | -y] } device
                  

Performs consistency checks of FAT volumes, and attempts to fix any inconsistencies found.

Options

-n

Automatically answers “no” whenever fsck_msdos asks to resolve an inconsistency.

-p

Runs in preening mode, in which only purely innocuous inconsistencies are resolved.

-q

Checks the filesystem but does not resolve any inconsistencies. Prints filesystem status to standard output.

-y

Automatically answers “yes” whenever fsck_msdos asks to resolve an inconsistency.

device

The volume’s device filename, e.g., /dev/disk1s2.