---
name: "f3probe"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "f3"
version: "9.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/f3probe"
---

# f3probe(1)

probe a block device for counterfeit flash memory

## NAME

**f3probe** - probe a block device for counterfeit flash memory

## SYNOPSIS

```
 f3probe [-lnt?V] [-b ORDER] [-s TYPE] [--block-order=ORDER]
          [--min-memory] [--destructive] [--reset-type=TYPE] [--time-ops]
          [--help] [--usage] [--version] <DISK_DEV>
```

## DESCRIPTION

F3 stands for Fight Flash Fraud, or Fight Fake Flash.

**f3probe** probes a block device for counterfeit flash memory. If counterfeit, **f3probe** identifies the fake type and real memory size

Warning: THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL.

## OPTIONS

- **-b, --block-order=*ORDER***

  Force block size of the drive to 2^*ORDER* Bytes.

- **-l, --min-memory**

  Trade speed for less use of memory.

- **-n, --destructive**

  Do not restore blocks of the device after probing it.

- **-s, --reset-type=*TYPE***

  Reset method to use during the probe.

- **-t, --time-ops**

  Time reads, writes, and resets.

- **-?, --help**

  Give this help list.

- **--usage**

  Give a short usage message.

- **-V, --version**

  Print program version.

## SEE ALSO

[**f3brew**(1)](/f3brew/1.md), [**f3fix**(1)](/f3fix/1.md), [**f3read**(1)](/f3read/1.md), [**f3write**(1)](/f3write/1.md)

## AUTHOR

The F3 was written by Michel Machado \<michel@digirati.com.br\>.

This manual page was written by Joao Eriberto Mota Filho \<eriberto@debian.org\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).