Linux Filesystems and Mounts Cheat Sheet/Repair an unmounted XFS filesystem

XFS consistency repair tool.

Section: Check and Repair

Repair an unmounted XFS filesystem

bash
bash
sudo xfs_repair /dev/sdb1
Explanation

XFS consistency repair tool.

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