Author: gbe (doc committer)
Date: Sun Dec  6 07:38:58 2020
New Revision: 368378
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/368378

Log:
  MFC r344922 (by wosch): explain ``fsck -f'' more in detail
  
  PR:           223491
  Approved by:  mckusick, 0mp, imp
  Differential Revision:        https://reviews.freebsd.org/D19437

Modified:
  stable/12/sbin/fsck/fsck.8
Directory Properties:
  stable/12/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/12/sbin/fsck/fsck.8
==============================================================================
--- stable/12/sbin/fsck/fsck.8  Sun Dec  6 07:22:38 2020        (r368377)
+++ stable/12/sbin/fsck/fsck.8  Sun Dec  6 07:38:58 2020        (r368378)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd October 5, 2016
+.Dd March 5, 2019
 .Dt FSCK 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -142,8 +142,12 @@ only if
 .Nm
 is compiled to support it.
 .It Fl f
-Force checking of file systems, even when they are marked clean (for file 
systems
-that support this).
+Force checking of file systems.
+Running 
+.Dq Li fsck -f
+ignores the journal and does a full
+consistency check of the disk so will find and fix the errors about which the
+journal is unaware.
 .It Fl n
 Causes
 .Nm
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