




Command:   badblocks - put a list of bad blocks in a file
Syntax:    badblocks block_special [block] ...
Flags:     (none)
Examples:  badblocks /dev/hd1        # Handle bad blocks on /dev/hd1
           badblocks /dev/hd3  310  570  1680  #  Three  bad  blocks  on
                                      /dev/hd3

     If a device contains bad sectors, it is important to not have  them
allocated to important files.  This program makes it possible to collect
up to 7 bad blocks into a dummy file, so they will not be allocated  for
a  'real'  file.  When  the program starts up, it asks for a list of bad
blocks, unless they are provided as arguments.  Then it creates  a  file
whose name is of the form .Bad_xxxxx, where xxxxx is a pid.













































                                                                        

