fsdb(1M)                                                    fsdb(1M)


       NAME
             fsdb (generic) - file system debugger

       SYNOPSIS
             fsdb [-F FSType] [-V] [current_options] [-o specific_options] special

       DESCRIPTION
             fsdb is a file system debugger which allows for the manual
             repair of a file system after a crash.  special is a special
             device used to indicate the file system to be debugged.  fsdb
             is intended for experienced users only.  FSType is the file
             system type to be debugged.  Since different FSTypes have
             different structures and hence different debugging
             capabilities the manual pages for the FSType-specific fsdb
             should be consulted for a more detailed description of the
             debugging capabilities.

             fsdb processes supplementary code set characters according to
             the locale specified in the LC_CTYPE environment variable [see
             LANG on environ(5)], except that the f or =" symbols do not
             display multibyte characters correctly.

             current_options are options supported by the s5-specific
             module of fsdb.  Other FSTypes do not necessarily support
             these options.  specific_options indicate suboptions specified
             in a comma-separated list of suboptions and/or keyword-
             attribute pairs for interpretation by the FSType-specific
             module of the command.

             The options are:

             -F        Specify the FSType on which to operate. The FSType
                       should either be specified here or be determinable
                       from /etc/vfstab by matching the special with an
                       entry in the table.

             -V        Echo the complete command line, but do not execute
                       the command.  The command line is generated by using
                       the options and arguments provided by the user and
                       adding to them information derived from /etc/vfstab.
                       This option should be used to verify and validate
                       the command line.

             -o        Specify FSType-specific options.




                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1

      fsdb(1M)                                                    fsdb(1M)


      FILES
            /etc/vfstab       list of default parameters for each file system

      REFERENCES
            s5-specific fsdb(1M_S5), sfs-specific fsdb(1M_SFS), ufs-
            specific fsdb(1M_UFS), vxfs-specific fsdb(1M_VXFS), mkfs(1M),
            vfstab(4)

      NOTICES
            This command may not be supported for all FSTypes.






































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