fsck
file system check. The {Unix} program that
checks a {file system} for internal consistency and bad blocks
etc. and can repair some faults.
fsck is often used after a {crash} when the file system has
been left in an inconsistent state, e.g. due to incomplete
flushing of {buffers}.
Used on {Usenet} {newsgroup} alt.sysadmin.recovery as
substitute for "fuck" and became more main-stream after the
{Communications Decency Act}.
(1998-03-06)