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fsck_msdosfs(8): Introduce -B option as no-op
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Authored by otis on Dec 18 2024, 1:30 PM.
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Summary

When performing a background fsck on msdosfs devices, it ends
with the following error:

fsck_msdosfs: illegal option -- B
usage: fsck_msdosfs -p [-f] filesystem ...

fsck_msdosfs [-ny] filesystem ...

Introduce -B option as a compatibility with fsck_ffs(8)

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