Start a SMART short self-test on a disk
test hard drive while running | start smart self test | check ssd for errors | smartctl | disk | self-testsmartctl -t short /dev/sdaTriggers the short test in the drive firmware; the command returns immediately and states the estimated duration, usually one to two minutes. The test is read-only and runs while the system is in use. Afterwards, smartctl -l selftest shows the result.
Note: -t long checks the entire surface and can take many hours on large disks. Package: apt install smartmontools.
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