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From: Szabolcs S. <sz...@us...> - 2005-07-10 22:44:09
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Changes by: szaka Update of /cvsroot/linux-ntfs/ntfsprogs/ntfsprogs In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv11348/ntfsprogs Modified Files: ntfsfix.8.in Log Message: Update ntfsfix manual Index: ntfsfix.8.in =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/linux-ntfs/ntfsprogs/ntfsprogs/ntfsfix.8.in,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -p -r1.5 -r1.6 --- ntfsfix.8.in 10 Mar 2004 22:03:54 -0000 1.5 +++ ntfsfix.8.in 10 Jul 2005 22:44:00 -0000 1.6 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1) -.TH NTFSFIX 8 "March 2004" "ntfsprogs version @VERSION@" +.TH NTFSFIX 8 "July 2005" "ntfsprogs version @VERSION@" .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage. .\" .\" Some roff macros, for reference: @@ -16,41 +16,25 @@ .\" .sp <n> insert n+1 empty lines .\" for manpage-specific macros, see man(7) .SH NAME -ntfsfix \- tool for fixing NTFS partitions altered by the Linux kernel NTFS driver. +ntfsfix \- fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS .SH SYNOPSIS .B ntfsfix .I device .SH DESCRIPTION -This manual page documents briefly the -.B ntfsfix -command. -.PP -.\" TeX users may be more comfortable with the \fB<whatever>\fP and -.\" \fI<whatever>\fP escape sequences to invode bold face and italics, -.\" respectively. -\fBntfsfix\fP is a program that fixes NTFS partitions altered in any -manner with the Linux NTFS driver. \fBntfsfix\fP is \fBNOT\fP a Linux -version of chkdsk. It only tries to leave the NTFS partition in a -not-so-inconsistent state after the NTFS driver has written to it. -.sp -\fBntfsfix\fP appeared because MS chkdsk is well known for its -stupidity when fixing altered partitions. Because the main problems -are journal files, \fBntfsfix\fP aims to fix those issues. -.sp -Running ntfsfix after mounting NTFS partitions read-write is recommended -for reducing the chance of severe data loss when NT/W2K/XP tries to remount -the affected partition(s). +\fBntfsfix\fP is a utility that fixes some common NTFS problems. +\fBntfsfix\fP is \fBNOT\fP a Linux +version of chkdsk. It only repairs some fundamental NTFS inconsistencies, +resets the NTFS journal file and schedules an NTFS consistency check for +the first boot into Windows. .sp -In order to use \fBntfsfix\fP you must unmount the NTFS partition, and run -ntfsfix device, where device is the NTFS partition. After this, you can -safely reboot into NT/W2K/XP. Please note that \fBntfsfix\fP is not a -chkdsk-like tool, and so is not guaranteed that it could fix all the -alterations provoked by the NTFS driver. - +You may run +.B ntfsfix +on an NTFS volume if you think it's damaged and it can't be mounted. .SH AUTHOR -This manual page was written by David Martínez Moreno -<en...@de...>, for Debian the GNU/Linux -system (but may be used by others). +The original ntfsfix manual page was written by David Martínez Moreno +<en...@de...> and rewritten +by Szabolcs Szakacsits to reflect the current role of +.B ntfsfix. .SH AVAILABILITY .B ntfsfix is part of the ntfsprogs package and is available from |
