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`badblocks` is invoked with the following options: `badblocks` is invoked with the following options:
* `-b 4096` : Use a block size of 4096 * `-b 4096` : Use a block size of 4096
* `-e 1` : Abort the test if an error is found (remove this option for full testing of drives) * `-e 1` : Abort the test if an error is found (override this setting with the '-x' option below)
* `-v` : Verbose mode * `-v` : Verbose mode
* `-o` : Write list of bad blocks found (if any) to a file named `burnin-[model]_[serial number].bb` * `-o` : Write list of bad blocks found (if any) to a file named `burnin-[model]_[serial number].bb`
* `-s` : Show progress * `-s` : Show progress
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* `-e`: show extended help text * `-e`: show extended help text
* `-f`: run in destructive, non-dry mode. **ALL DATA ON THE DISK WILL BE LOST!** * `-f`: run in destructive, non-dry mode. **ALL DATA ON THE DISK WILL BE LOST!**
* `-o <directory>`: write log files to `<directory>` (default: working directory `$(pwd)`) * `-o <directory>`: write log files to `<directory>` (default: working directory `$(pwd)`)
* `-x`: perform a full pass of `badblocks` instead of exiting on first error
* `<disk>`: disk to burn-in (`/dev/` may be omitted) * `<disk>`: disk to burn-in (`/dev/` may be omitted)
### Examples ### Examples
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smartmontools, available at [www.smartmontools.org](https://www.smartmontools.org) smartmontools, available at [www.smartmontools.org](https://www.smartmontools.org)
Uses: `grep`, `awk`, `sed`, `sleep`, `badblocks` Uses: `grep`, `awk`, `sed`, `sleep`, `badblocks`, `smartctl`
Tested with the static analysis tool at [www.shellcheck.net](https://www.shellcheck.net) to insure that the code is POSIX-compliant and free of issues. Tested with the static analysis tool at [www.shellcheck.net](https://www.shellcheck.net) to insure that the code is POSIX-compliant and free of issues.
## Author ## Author
Written by Keith Nash, March 2017. Original author: Keith Nash, March 2017.
Modified on 9 September 2020. Modified on 5 October 2020.