Linux Filesystems and Mounts Cheat Sheet/Scan a device for bad sectors

Perform a read-only bad-block scan.

Section: Check and Repair

Scan a device for bad sectors

bash
bash
sudo badblocks -sv /dev/sdb
Explanation

Perform a read-only bad-block scan.

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