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Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:56:11 -0600 (CST)
From: Jeff Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
Subject: Re: rm -d and mangled fat entries
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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-: > Q: Will there be an fsck port for DJGPP?
-: >    If not, plz explain why.
-: 
-: I don't think fsck can be ``ported'' to DJGPP, since the filesystems
-: supported by DJGPP are totally different from Unix filesystems.

chkdsk (or scandisk) is one of the few DOS programs for which I still
have no choice but to keep on my disk, and any GPL equivalent is (at
least for me) much to be desired.  But I agree a direct `port' of fsck
is probably unrealistic.  Are there alternatives?