READALL(1) Minix Programmer's Manual READALL(1) NAME readall - read a device quickly to check for bad blocks SYNOPSIS readall [-bt] file OPTIONS -b Produce shell script on stdout that calls badblocks -t Just print device size EXAMPLES readall /dev/hd0 # Read all of /dev/hd0 readall -b /dev/hd1 >s # Generate shell script on s DESCRIPTION Readall reads all of the named device in large chunks. It reports about blocks that it cannot read. Unlike diskcheck, it does not attempt to write on the disk, making it safer to use when one is worried about a sick system. When the -b flag is given, the output is a shell script that calls the badblocks program to marked all the bad blocks. Whenever installing MINIX, it is wise to run readall with the -b flag first on all the hard disks. SEE ALSO badblocks(8). 1