NTFS File System checker (openSUSE 11 / 11.1)

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There are CL (console) tools for checking ext3 (e2fsck) and FAT32/VFAT (dosfsck) file systems in oS 11/11.1.

As I also have 4 NTFS partitions on the PC (Windows XP), is there a file system check utility in Linux for NTFS partitions (to check NTFS partitions from within Linux) ?
Or would only option would be to use chkdsk /f from Windows XP or the Recovery Console/Win XP Install CD ?

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As I also have 4 NTFS partitions on the PC (Windows XP), is there a file system check utility in Linux for NTFS partitions (to check NTFS partitions from within Linux) ?

There is no ntfs file system check for linux yet (though I think it would be nice if fsck.ntfs existed). However ntfsfix can repair some basic ntfs problems. Windows chckdsk tool is to use for ntfs file system diagnostics and repair.

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what is ntfsfix? is it a tool or command?
how can i use it?

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Hi
It’s part of the ntfsprogs package and it’s /usr/bin/ntfsfix so that suggest a command…