Checking the integrity of the file system

[Paul Smith]

On 7/14/06, Chris Jones <jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> > Thanks, Eric. I have just run the command 'shutdown -rF now'. How can
> > I now check whether my file system is not corrupted? The point is that
> > I do not see the result of  'shutdown -rF now'...
>
> I think the check only happens on the next reboot, not on the shutdown itself
> i.e. from "man shutdown"
>
>     -F     Force fsck on reboot.
>
> try turning the machine back on.

Thanks, Chris. The option '-r' forces a reboot, also according to 'man
shutdown', and my computer was indeed rebooted. The problem is that I
did not get any message saying that my file system is fine or not.

Paul