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Diffstat (limited to 'fsck/fsck.8')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fsck/fsck.8 b/fsck/fsck.8 index 9cf80785d..3d60ac08d 100644 --- a/fsck/fsck.8 +++ b/fsck/fsck.8 @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fsck \- check and repair a Linux file system .SH SYNOPSIS .B fsck -.RB [ \-sAVRTMNP ] +.RB [ \-lsAVRTMNP ] .RB [ \-C .RI [ fd ]] .RB [ \-t @@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ variable. Please see the file system-specific checker manual pages for further details. .SH OPTIONS .TP +.B \-l +Lock whole-disk device by exclusive +.BR flock (2). +This option can be used with one device only (e.g. -A and -l are mutually +exclusive). This option is recommended when more +.B fsck (8) +instances are executed in the same time. The option is ignored when used for +multiple devices or for non-rotating disk. The fsck does not lock underlying +devices if executed to check stacked devices (e.g. MD or DM) -- this feature is +not implemented yet. +.TP .B \-s Serialize .B fsck |