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diff --git a/doc/walkthrough/fsck:_verifying_your_data.mdwn b/doc/walkthrough/fsck:_verifying_your_data.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cd3a47a8a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/walkthrough/fsck:_verifying_your_data.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +You can use the fsck subcommand to check for problems in your data. +What can be checked depends on the [[backend|backends]] you've used to store +the data. For example, when you use the SHA1 backend, fsck will verify that +the checksums of your files are good. Fsck also checks that the annex.numcopies +setting is satisfied for all files. + + # git annex fsck + unused (checking for unused data...) ok + fsck my_cool_big_file (checksum...) ok + ... + +You can also specify the files to check. This is particularly useful if +you're using sha1 and don't want to spend a long time checksumming everything. + + # git annex fsck my_cool_big_file + fsck my_cool_big_file (checksum...) ok |