The / tells fsck to check the root file system. fsck stands for file system check and is used to repair your disk after some bad event, typically a system crash or a power outage. fsck does NOT have any capability to defrag your file system, unless this is a new feature that Apple has added to 10.2.3. Jerry K On Friday, December 20, 2002, at 10:19 AM, William Scammell wrote: >> Open your terminal and type fsck -y > > i know that -y is some form of switch/setting, but what does fsck > stand for/ > > (* it looks rude *) > > :") > > bill > ( who still lives in 9.2.2 Land ) > > --