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diff --git a/guestfish-actions.pod b/guestfish-actions.pod index ee8e8247..fa82ef1b 100644 --- a/guestfish-actions.pod +++ b/guestfish-actions.pod @@ -484,6 +484,17 @@ Setting C<whattodrop> to 3 should drop everything. This automatically calls L<sync(2)> before the operation, so that the maximum guest memory is freed. +=head2 e2fsck-f + + e2fsck-f device + +This runs C<e2fsck -p -f device>, ie. runs the ext2/ext3 +filesystem checker on C<device>, noninteractively (C<-p>), +even if the filesystem appears to be clean (C<-f>). + +This command is only needed because of C<resize2fs> +(q.v.). Normally you should use C<fsck>. + =head2 equal equal file1 file2 @@ -989,6 +1000,12 @@ function which has a more complex interface. This resizes an ext2 or ext3 filesystem to match the size of the underlying device. +I<Note:> It is sometimes required that you run C<e2fsck-f> +on the C<device> before calling this command. For unknown reasons +C<resize2fs> sometimes gives an error about this and sometimes not. +In any case, it is always safe to call C<e2fsck-f> before +calling this function. + =head2 rm rm path |