---
name: "partclone.chkimg"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "partclone"
version: "0.3.52-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/partclone.chkimg"
---

# partclone.chkimg(8)

The utility to check image made by partclone

## NAME

partclone.chkimg - The utility to check image made by partclone

## SYNOPSIS

**partclone.chkimg** {\[**-s** \| **--source**\] *source*} \[\[**-dX** \| **--debug=X**\]\] \[\[**-N** \| **--ncurses**\]\] \[\[**-f** \| **--UI-fresh**\]\] \[\[**-F** \| **--force**\]\] \[\[**--ignore\_crc**\]\] \[\[**-C** \| **--no\_check**\]\] \[\[**-B** \| **--no\_block\_detail**\]\] \[\[**-z** \| **--buffer\_size**\]\] \[\[**-L** \| **--logfile**\] *logfile*\] \[\[**--json-status**\] *FILE*\] \[\[**--json-fresh**\] *N*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**partclone.chkimg** is a part of **Partclone** project to verify image files. Partclone provide utilities to backup used blocks and design for higher compatibility of the file system by using existing library, e.g. e2fslibs is used to read the used block of ext2 partition.

**Partclone** supported file system include btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs and zfs for LINUX. Also support some non-linux operation system, ex: NTFS, FAT, EXFAT (for Windows), HFS plus (APPLE MAC OS), UFS2 (FreeBSD), VMFS (VMWare Vsphere). All partclone utils could be run like partclone.xxx is very smiliar fsck or mkfs. For example, for backup/restore hfsplus, just run partclone.hfsp.

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-s** *FILE*, **--source** *FILE*

  Source FILE. The FILE could be a image file (made by partclone) or device depend on your action. Normally, backup source is device, restore source is image file.

  Receving data from pipe line is supported ONLY for restoring, just ignore -s option or use '-' means receive data from stdin.

- **-L** *FILE*, **--logfile** *FILE*

  put special path to record partclone log information. (default /var/log/partclone.log)

- **-C**, **--no\_check**

  Don't check device size and free space.

- **-N**, **--ncurses**

  Using Ncurses Text User Interface.

- **-X**, **--dialog**

  Output message as Dialog Format.

- **--ignore\_crc**

  Ignore crc check error.

- **-F**, **--force**

  Force progress.

- **-f** *sec*, **--UI-fresh** *sec*

  put special second to different interval.

- **--json-status\[=FILE\]**

  Write progress status to FILE in JSON format, periodically refreshed, so external tools can poll the check status (default FILE: /var/log/partclone.json)

- **--json-fresh=N**

  JSON status update interval in seconds (default: 1, minimum: 1)

- **-d***level*, **--debug** *level*

  Set the debug level \[1\|2\|3\]

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Show version of program.

## FILES

/var/log/partclone.log

The log file of partclone.chkimg

## EXAMPLES

```
 check part.img file is correct or not.
   partclone.chkimg -d -s partclone.img
```

## DIAGNOSTICS

The following diagnostics may be issued on stderr:

**partclone.chkimg** provides some return codes, that can be used in scripts:

| | |
| --- | --- |
| *Code* | *Diagnostic* |
| **0** | Program exited successfully. |
| **1** | Clone or Restore seem failed. |

## BUGS

Report bugs to thomas@clonezilla.org or **http://partclone.org**.

You can get support at http://partclone.org

## SEE ALSO

[**partclone**(8)](/partclone/8.md), [**partclone.chkimg**(8)](/partclone.chkimg/8.md), [**partclone.restore**(8)](/partclone.restore/8.md), [**partclone.dd**(8)](/partclone.dd/8.md), [**partclone.info**(8)](/partclone.info/8.md)

## AUTHOR

**Yu-Chin Tsai** \<thomas@clonezilla.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007 Yu-Chin Tsai\

This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

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