---
name: "fsck.xfs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xfsprogs"
version: "7.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fsck.xfs"
---

# fsck.xfs(8)

do nothing, successfully

## NAME

fsck.xfs - do nothing, successfully

## SYNOPSIS

**fsck.xfs** \[ *filesys* ... \]

## DESCRIPTION

**fsck.xfs** is called by the generic Linux [**fsck**(8)](/fsck/8.md) program at startup to check and repair an XFS filesystem. XFS is a journaling filesystem and performs recovery at [**mount**(8)](/mount/8.md) time if necessary, so **fsck.xfs** simply exits with a zero exit status.

If you wish to check the consistency of an XFS filesystem, or repair a damaged or corrupt XFS filesystem, see [**xfs\_repair**(8)](/xfs_repair/8.md).

However, the system administrator can force **fsck.xfs** to run [**xfs\_repair**(8)](/xfs_repair/8.md) at boot time by creating a /forcefsck file or booting the system with "fsck.mode=force" on the kernel command line.

## FILES

*/etc/fstab*.

## SEE ALSO

[**fsck**(8)](/fsck/8.md), [**fstab**(5)](/fstab/5.md), [**xfs**(5)](/xfs/5.md), [**xfs\_repair**(8)](/xfs_repair/8.md).